1724 in architecture
The year 1724 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.Events
Buildings completed
- Cannons, a house in Edgware, Middlesex, England, built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos with façades designed by James Gibbs.
- :File:Richmond 20931.JPG|Maids of Honour Row, terraced houses on Richmond Green, Richmond, Surrey, England.
- Chester Courthouse in Pennsylvania.
- Shire Hall, Monmouth, Great Britain.
- Church of St. Edmund, Dudley, England.
- Cluj Jesuit Church in Transylvania.
- Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, Romania.
- Rebuilt Sam Poo Kong temple in Semarang, Java.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Pierre Le Tailleur de Boncourt.
Births
- June 8 – John Smeaton, English civil engineer
- October – Hans Næss, Danish architect
- date unknown – Julien-David Le Roy, French architect and archaeologist
Deaths
- January 24 – William Dickinson, English architect
- March 8 – Enrico Zuccalli, Swiss architect working for the Wittelsbach regents of Bavaria and Cologne
- date unknown – Pierre Cailleteau, French architect and interior designer
