1759 in architecture

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The year 1759 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

Work begins on Harewood House in Yorkshire, England, designed by John Carr and Robert Adam.

Dumfries House in Scotland, designed by Robert Adam.
West front of Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) on College Green, designed by Henry Keene and John Sanderson.
Royal Palace of Riofrío in Spain, designed by Virgilio Rabaglio.

January 21 – François Baillairgé, French Canadian architect, painter and sculptor (died 1830)^[1]
May 20 – William Thornton, physician, inventor, painter and architect, first Architect of the Capitol^[2] (died 1828)

^ "Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
^ Elinor Stearns; David N. Yerkes (1976). William Thornton: A Renaissance Man in the Federal City. American Institute of Architects Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "DOTTI, Carlo Francesco in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-11-03.

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