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Function rules at Massachusetts Hall at Harvard University, 1718–20 Classically proportioned 19th century Georgian manor house, Throckley Hall (1820). Principal elevation, South Wing. Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830.
The William Paca House (at one time known as Carvel Hall) is an 18th-century Georgian mansion in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. Founding Father William Paca was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and a three-term Governor of Maryland. The house was built between 1763 and 1765 and its architecture was largely designed by Paca ...
Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, United States. [4] [5] Built between 1755 [6] and 1759 [7] by George Mason, a Founding Father, to be the main residence and headquarters of a 5,500-acre (22 km 2) slave plantation. The home is located not far from George Washington's home. [8]
Hampton National Historic Site, in the Hampton area north of Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, preserves a remnant of a vast 18th-century estate, including a Georgian manor house, gardens, grounds, and the original stone slave quarters. The estate was owned by the Ridgely family for seven generations, from 1745 to 1948.
Parrs Wood House is an 18th-century Georgian villa in the Parrs Wood area of Didsbury, Manchester, England. It was described by Pevsner as "a poorer man's Heaton Hall ." [ 2 ] It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 25 February 1952.
The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent in the city of Bath, England.Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger, and built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Georgian architecture to be found in the United Kingdom and is a Grade I listed building.
Llanelly House (also spelled Llanelli House) [1] is one of the most notable historic properties in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales—an excellent example of an early-18th-century Georgian town house. It had been described as "the most outstanding domestic building of its early Georgian type to survive in South Wales."
Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, interior Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford, facade Curraghmore, near to Portlaw. John Roberts (1712/1714 – 23 May 1796) was an Anglo-Irish architect of the 18th century, working in the Georgian style. Born in the city of Waterford, he is best known for the buildings he designed in that city. [1]