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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

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)

References

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

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