Adam, William
Other Business Names:
- Adam, William, & Co
- Adam, James
- Adam, Robert
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
- Kirkcaldy, Fife, Fife, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Professional services
Architecture, interior design, & landscape & garden design services
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
Notes:
William Adam, c1689-1748, architect and builder, inherited the building business of his father, John Adam of Kirkcaldy. Carried out leading commissions in Scotland, most notably country houses, as Scotland's most noted architect of his generation. Based in Edinburgh from 1728. Father of John, Robert, James and William Adam some of whom were active in William Adam & Co. As builder operated quarries and brickworks. Sometime Clerk and Storekeeper of the Works in Scotland
Publications:
- William Adam by Howard, Deborah (ed)
- William Adam, 1689-1748. A life and times of Scotland's universal architect by Gifford, John
- William Adam. Pre-eminent Scottish architect by
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Adam, William, & Co
- Adam, James
- Adam, Robert
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
- Kirkcaldy, Fife, Fife, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Professional services Architecture, interior design, & landscape & garden design services
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
Notes:
William Adam, c1689-1748, architect and builder, inherited the building business of his father, John Adam of Kirkcaldy. Carried out leading commissions in Scotland, most notably country houses, as Scotland's most noted architect of his generation. Based in Edinburgh from 1728. Father of John, Robert, James and William Adam some of whom were active in William Adam & Co. As builder operated quarries and brickworks. Sometime Clerk and Storekeeper of the Works in ScotlandPublications:
- William Adam by Howard, Deborah (ed)
- William Adam, 1689-1748. A life and times of Scotland's universal architect by Gifford, John
- William Adam. Pre-eminent Scottish architect by