William Buckland | |
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Charles Willson Peale portrait of William Buckland
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Born |
Oxford, England |
August 14, 1734
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.
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. 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.
He is known to have worked on the architecture or interiors of:
Other works sometimes attributed to Buckland include: