Editing 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 (architect)|John Carr]] and Robert Adam.

==Buildings and structures==
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1759}}

===Buildings completed===
[[File:Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (Front Arch).jpg|thumb|[[Trinity College Dublin]]]]
*[[Dumfries House]] in [[Scotland]], designed by [[Robert Adam]].
* West front of [[Trinity College Dublin]] ([[Ireland]]) on [[College Green, Dublin|College Green]], designed by [[Henry Keene (architect)|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 in architecture|1830]])<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*[[May 20]] – [[William Thornton]], physician, inventor, painter and architect, first Architect of the Capitol<ref>{{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}}</ref> (died [[1828 in architecture|1828]])

==Deaths==
*[[June 3]] – [[Carlo Francesco Dotti]], Bolognese architect (born [[1670 in architecture|1670]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=DOTTI, Carlo Francesco in "Dizionario Biografico"|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/carlo-francesco-dotti_(Dizionario-Biografico)|access-date=2021-11-03|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT}}</ref>

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