1749 in architecture

See also: other events of 1749 and architecture timeline.

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Buildings

• April 12 - The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, England, designed by James Gibbs, is opened as a library.^[1]
• Mathematical Bridge at Queens' College, Cambridge, England, designed by William Etheridge, is built by James Essex.

Radcliffe Library, Oxford

• La Vieille Charité almshouses in Marseille completed to the designs of Pierre Puget.
• Work begins on King's Chapel, in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Peter Harrison.
• Work begins on Reales Astilleros de Esteiro in Ferrol, Spain.

Births

• June 9 - Andreas Kirkerup, Danish architect (died 1810)
• Louis Montoyer, Austrian Netherlands architect (died 1811)
• Angelo Venturoli, Italian architect (died 1821)

Deaths

• January 9 - Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, English courtier and architect (born 1693)
• January 31 - Roger Morris, English architect (born 1695)

References

1. Guest, Ivor (1991). Dr. John Radcliffe and His Trust. London: The Radcliffe Trust. p. 149. ISBN 0-9502482-1-5.