1762 in architecture
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The year 1762 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Anglia House, a small, yeoman farmer dwelling in Prince Edward CountyPrince Edward County, VirginiaPrince Edward County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,368. Its county seat is Farmville.-Formation and County Seats:...
, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, is constructed by William Anglia. This "low" style, two story, colonial clapboard structure is typically symmetrical except for the off-center main door. The building remains untouched and little used during two centuries of life in the middle of a vast farm. In 1991 the much deteriorated but intact dwelling is painstakingly moved 26 miles and relocated to Farmville, Virginia, where it is reconstructed to its original state by Elizabeth Baldwin Taylor and Robert E. Taylor.
Publications
- James StuartJames Stuart (1713-1788)James "Athenian" Stuart was an English archaeologist, architect and artist best known for his central role in pioneering Neoclassicism.-Early life:...
and Nicholas RevettNicholas RevettNicholas Revett was a Suffolk gentleman and amateur architect and artist.He is best known for his famous work with James Stuart documenting the ruins of ancient Athens. Its illustrations compose 5 folio volumes and include 368 etched and engraved plates, plans and maps drawn at scale...
's Antiquities of Athens.