1750 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1750 in architecture

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The year 1750 in architecture involved some significant events.

## Events

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Westminster Bridge, painted by Canaletto before completion

* 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]
* William Halfpenny publishes Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste in England.

## Buildings and structures

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See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1750

### Buildings

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* 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

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* 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

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* September 5 – Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (born 1706)

## References

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1. ^ Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 976\. ISBN 0-333-57688-8.
2. ^ "Berkshire History: Calcot Park (Tilehurst)". Nash Ford Publishing. 2001. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
3. ^ "Berkshire History: The Legend of Frances Kendrick's Marriage (Calcot)". Nash Ford Publishing. 2001. Retrieved 2007-09-25.

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