1807 in architecture explained

The year 1807 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

• John Smith is appointed official city architect of Aberdeen in Scotland.^[1]
• St Mark's Basilica in Venice is consecrated as a cathedral.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• The church of San Pietro di Cremeno, Genoa, Italy, is built.
• The Templo de la Virgen del Carmen church in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, designed by Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras, is completed.
• Saint Petersburg Manege (riding school), designed by Giacomo Quarenghi, is completed.
• "Old Academy" building for Perth Academy, Scotland, designed by Robert Reid, is completed.
• Chester City Club in England, designed by Thomas Harrison, is built as the Commercial Coffee Room.^[2]
• Huguang Guild Hall in Beijing, is built.
• Royal Crescent, Brighton, England (begun 1798) is completed.
• In Lincoln County, Maine, the Nichols-Sortwell House and Castle Tucker, examples of federal architecture, are built at Wiscasset's seaport on the Sheepscot River.

Awards

• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Nicolas Huyot.

Births

• April 28 – Alan Stevenson, Scottish lighthouse engineer (died 1865)
• September 26 – John Hayward, English architect (died 1891)

Deaths

• February 22 – John Carr, English architect (born 1723)

Notes and References

1. Book: Geddes, Jane. Deeside and the Mearns: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. 2001. Edinburgh. Rutland Press. 978-1-873190-40-1. 57.
2. Book: Langtree. Stephen. Comyns. Alan. 2001. 2000 Years of Building: Chester's Architectural Legacy. Chester. Chester Civic Trust. 142. 0-9540152-0-7.