1759 in architecture
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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
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- 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){{cite web |url=http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1655 |title=Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950 |accessdate=November 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425152827/http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1655 |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead }}
- May 20 – William Thornton, physician, inventor, painter and architect, first Architect of the Capitol{{cite book|author1=Elinor Stearns|author2=David N. Yerkes|title=William Thornton: A Renaissance Man in the Federal City|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iONPAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=27 June 2013|year=1976|publisher=American Institute of Architects Foundation}} (died 1828)