1750 in architecture
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The year 1750 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- November 18 - Westminster Bridge across the River Thames in London, designed by Swiss-born engineer Charles Labelye, is officially opened.[1]
- Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, England, is commissioned by Sir Nathaniel Curzon (later 1st Baron Scarsdale), to be designed by James Paine and Matthew Brettingham.
- Calcot Park, Berkshire, England, is rebuilt by John Blagrave, following a fire.[2][3]
Buildings
- Azm Palace, Damascus
- Christoffel Vought Farmstead, New Jersey
- Preservation Hall, a private residence in the New Orleans French Quarter (it will serve as a tavern during the War of 1812)
- Fort Rensellear in Canajoharie, New York
Births
- January 21 - François Baillairgé, architect, painter and sculptor (died 1830)
- May 20 - William Thornton, British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect (died 1828)
- date unknown - John Booth, architect and surveyor (died 1843)
- probable - Thomas Baldwin, English surveyor and architect in Bath (died 1820)
Deaths
- September 5 - Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (born 1706)
References
- ↑ Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 976. ISBN 0-333-57688-8.
- ↑ "Berkshire History: Calcot Park (Tilehurst)". Nash Ford Publishing. 2001. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ↑ "Berkshire History: The Legend of Frances Kendrick's Marriage (Calcot)". Nash Ford Publishing. 2001. Retrieved 2007-09-25.