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List of years in architecture

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Buildings and structures

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The year 1797 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1797

Buildings

First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia

Ditherington Flax Mill, in Shrewsbury, England, is completed; by the end of the 20th century it will be the oldest iron-framed building in the world and is seen as the world's first skyscraper.^[1]
First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Samuel Blodgett, is completed (begun in 1795).^[2]
Old City Hall (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is completed.
Hassan Basha Mosque in Oran is built.
St Mary's Church, Banbury in England, designed by S. P. Cockerell, is completed.
Palace of Shaki Khans in Shaki, Azerbaijan is built.

Births

May 3 – George Webster, English architect (died 1864)^[3]
October 8 – Ludwig Förster, German-born Austrian religious architect (died 1863)

Deaths

February 19 – Francesco Sabatini, Italian-born architect (born 1721)
October 4 – Anthony Keck, English architect (born 1726)

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