1790 in architecture
The year 1790 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
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Events
- date unknown – Work begins on the East India Company's Plantation House in Saint Helena, which remains the official residence of the Governor.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- New church of the Abbey of St Genevieve in Paris, designed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot and finished by Jean-Baptiste Rondelet, is completed to serve as the Panthéon.
- Estrela Basilica in Lisbon.
- All Saints church, Wellington, Shropshire, England, designed by George Steuart.
- Royal Observatory in Madrid, designed by Juan de Villanueva.
- The Pitot House, New Orleans built by Don Santiago Lorreins (bought by James Pitot in 1809).
- The John Dodd Hat Shop in Danbury, Connecticut, built by lawyer John Dodd.
- The bridge at Warwick Castle, England.
- Monmouth County Gaol, UK, designed by William Blackburn.[1]
Births
- May 4 – Archibald Simpson, Scottish architect practicing in Aberdeen (died 1847)
- November 7 – Karol Podczaszyński, Polish neoclassical architect (died 1860)
Deaths
- February 16 – John Hawks, American architect (born c.1731)[2]
- November 11 – Nicolò Pacassi, Austrian architect (born 1716)
References
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin Books. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-14-071053-3.
- "Hawks, John (ca.1731–1790)". North Carolina Architects & Builders. North Carolina State University Libraries.
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