William Buckland (architect)

William Buckland (architect)

William Buckland (1734-1774) was an architect who designed in colonial Maryland and Virginia. Born at Oxford, England, Buckland had 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. [Kimball, Fiske. "Gunston Hall." "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, the": 1954. ] Most notable among his repertoire are: Gunston Hall (c. 1755-1760) and Hammond-Harwood House (c. 1774).

Other works attributed to Buckland include:

*Brice House, Annapolis, Maryland (interiors) [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=39&COUNTY=Anne%20Arundel&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Anne%20Arundel|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-11|work= National Register of Historic Places:Properties in Anne Arundel County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust]
*Chase-Lloyd House, Annapolis, Maryland (interiors) [cite web|url=http://gunstonhall.org/houseandgrounds/buckland_master.html|title= Gunston Hall Plantation|date=2008-06-11|work= William Buckland: Master Builder|publisher=Gunston Hall Plantation]
*Menokin, Warsaw, Virginia [cite web|url=http://gunstonhall.org/houseandgrounds/buckland_master.html|title= Gunston Hall Plantation|date=2008-06-11|work= William Buckland: Master Builder|publisher=Gunston Hall Plantation]
*Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia (interiors) [cite web|url=http://gunstonhall.org/houseandgrounds/buckland_master.html|title= Gunston Hall Plantation|date=2008-06-11|work= William Buckland: Master Builder|publisher=Gunston Hall Plantation]
*Whitehall, Anne Arundel County, Maryland salon interior [cite web|url=http://gunstonhall.org/houseandgrounds/buckland_master.html|title= Gunston Hall Plantation|date=2008-06-11|work= William Buckland: Master Builder|publisher=Gunston Hall Plantation]
*William Paca House, Annapolis, Maryland (interiors) [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=66&FROM=NRNHLList.aspx|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-11|work= National Register of Historic Places:Properties in Anne Arundel County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust]

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