William Buckland (architect)
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Charles Willson Peale portrait of William Buckland
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| Born | August 14, 1734 Oxford, England |
| Died | 1774 (about 40 years old) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Notable work | Gunston Hall Hammond-Harwood House |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Moore |
| Children | 4 |
William Buckland (1734–1774) was a British architect who designed in colonial Maryland and Virginia.
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Biography
Born at Oxford, England, Buckland spent seven years as an apprentice to his uncle, James Buckland, "Citizen and Joiner" of London. At 21, he was brought to Virginia as an indentured servant to Thomas Mason, brother of George Mason.[1] Most notable among his repertoire are: Gunston Hall (c. 1755-1759) and Hammond-Harwood House (c. 1774).
Buckland married Mary Moore, the daughter of plantation owner William Moore, around 1758 or 1759. The two had four children, two boys and two girls.[2]
Works
He is known to have worked on the architecture or interiors of:[3]
- Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia. Patron: George Mason (interiors, c. 1755-59)
- Courthouse, Prince William County, Virginia (no longer extant, 1759–61)
- Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia. Patron: Colonel John Tayloe (interiors, no longer extant, 1761–64) [4]
- Hynson-Ringgold House, Chestertown, Maryland (interiors, 1771)
- Chase-Lloyd House, Annapolis, Maryland. Patron: Edward Lloyd IV (interiors, 1771-1773) [4]
Other works sometimes attributed to Buckland include:
- Brice House, Annapolis, Maryland (interiors),[5] NRHP-listed
- Menokin, Warsaw, Virginia [4]
- Whitehall, Anne Arundel County, Maryland salon interior [4]
- William Paca House, Annapolis, Maryland (interiors)[5]
- Chase-Lloyd House, 22 Maryland Ave. Annapolis, MD Buckland,William, NRHP-listed
- Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Rd. Mason Neck, VA Buckland,William, NRHP-listed
- Hammond-Harwood House, Maryland Ave. and King George St. Annapolis, MD Buckland,William, NRHP-listed
- Rockledge, Telegraph Rd. Occoquan, VA Buckland,William, NRHP-listed
References
- ↑ Kimball, Fiske. "Gunston Hall." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians: 1954.
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- ↑ Kornwolf, James D. Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, vol. 3, p. 1562.
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