1759 in architecture

The following architectural events occurred in the year 1759.

Events

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

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

• 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.

Births

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

Deaths

• June 3 – Carlo Francesco Dotti, Bolognese architect (born 1670)

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