Information AboutWilliam Adam |
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William Adam ( 1684 - 1748 ) was a Scottish Architect and builder, born in Fife , Scotland . He was the father of Robert Adam , James Adam and William Adam (Jr). He turned his father's building firm in Kirkcaldy into Scotland's largest construction and contracting enterprise of the time. In 1728 Adam became ''Clerk and Storekeeper of the King's Works in Scotland'', and from 1730 ''Mason to the Board Of Ordnance in North Britain ''. The latter position brough him large contracts for military fortifications following the 1745 Jacobite Rising , including Fort George near Inverness . Adam used a wide variety of sources for his designs, often reminiscent of Continental Baroque , as well as Gibbs and Vanbrugh . His best known works are Hopetoun House and Duff House in Banff . He only built one church - Hamilton Old Parish Church in 1734 . From 1727 he planned to publish a book, but his ''Vitruvius Scoticus'', featuring most of his buildings, was only published in 1812 by his grandson. |
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