1792 in architecture
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The year 1792 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- October 13 - Work begins on the White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, designed by James HobanJames HobanJames Hoban was an Irish architect, best known for designing The White House in Washington, D.C.-Life:James Hoban was born and raised in a thatched cottage on the Earl of Desart's estate in Cuffesgrange, near Callan in Co. Kilkenny...
, in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... - Sir John Soane begins work on his house in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, now the Soane MuseumSoane MuseumSir John Soane's Museum is a museum of architecture, and was formerly the house of the neo-classical architect Sir John Soane. It holds many drawings and models of his projects and the collections of paintings, drawings and antiquities that he assembled...
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Births
- August 20 - Jakob Ignaz Hittorff, Franco-German architect, who supervised changes at Palais Beauharnais in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(died 18671867 in architectureThe year 1867 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* January 1 — The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky is formally opened....
) - Philip HardwickPhilip HardwickPhilip Hardwick was an eminent English architect, particularly associated with railway stations and warehouses in London and elsewhere...
(died 18701870 in architectureThe year 1870 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The University of Glasgow, designed by George Gilbert Scott.* Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia is completed.-Awards:* Royal Gold Medal - Benjamin Ferrey....
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Deaths
- March 3 - Robert AdamRobert AdamRobert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
(born 17281728 in architectureThe year 1728 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Expectación in San Luis Potosí, Mexico is completed.* Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, designed by John Vanbrugh, is completed....
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