1790 in architecture
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The year 1790 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The Pitot House is built by Don Santiago Lorreins, later bought by James PitotJames PitotJames Pitot was the second Mayor of New Orleans.Born Jacques-François Pitot in Normandy and educated in Paris, Pitot's family was of the nobility of France, and fled that nation for the New World with the French Revolution. At first he settled in Philadelphia, where he became a USA citizen...
in 1809. - The John Dodd Hat ShopDanbury Museum and Historical SocietyThe Danbury Museum and Historical Society is a private museum located in Danbury, Connecticut, the purpose of which is to acquire, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the heritage of the greater Danbury area for education, information, and research. The main campus of the museum is located on 43 Main...
was built by Danbury lawyer John Dodd. - The bridge was built at Warwick CastleWarwick CastleWarwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a bend on the River Avon. The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to the Anglo-Saxon burh of Warwick. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century,...
. - Work begins on the East India CompanyEast India CompanyThe East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
's Plantation HousePlantation House (Saint Helena)Plantation House is the official residence of the Governor of Saint Helena. It is located 2 miles to the south of the capital, Jamestown, on the island of Saint Helena.-History:...
in Saint HelenaSaint HelenaSaint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...
, which to this day is the official residence of the Governor.
Births
- November 7 - Karol PodczaszyńskiKarol PodczaszynskiKarol Podczaszyński was a Polish-Lithuanian architect, a representative of the neoclassical architecture and a professor of the Imperial University of Vilna, as well as one of the pioneers of industrial design....
(died 18601860 in architectureThe year 1860 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Oxford University Museum of Natural History, by Benjamin Woodward, completed.-Births:* May 2 - Lucien Weissenburger * August 20 - Kirtland Cutter...
)