July 4th is an incredibly important date. One has only to look at these important hstoric events....
The latest research we have uncovered also suggests that July 4th is the date for the re-emergence of Roger Morris (architect)!!
Morris, Roger (1695–1749). London-born architect, an important figure in the history of Palladianism, the Gothic Revival, and Castle style. A kinsman of Robert Morris, he was associated with Colen Campbell and Henry Herbert,
9th Earl of Pembroke, functioning as the last's amanuensis and
interpreter of his architectural designs.
He appears to have assisted
Campbell, notably on the designs for Goodwood House, Sussex, before
collaborating with Herbert on a number of projects including Marble
Hill, Twickenham, Mddx (1724–9), the White Lodge, Richmond New Park
(1727–8), the Column of Victory, Blenheim Palace, Oxon. (1730–1), the
Palladian Bridge at Wilton, Wilts. (1736–7), and Westcombe House,
Blackheath, Kent (c.1730—demolished).
He enlarged Adderbury House, Oxon. (1831), for the 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678–1743), designed the stable-block at Althorp House, Northants. (c.1732–3), with a Tuscan portico based on Inigo Jones's St Paul's, Covent Garden, London (itself derived from Palladio),
and produced his masterpiece, Inveraray Castle, Argyll (1745–60), for
the 3rd Duke of Argyll (1682–1761). Earlier, he built Clearwell Castle,
Glos. (c.1728) in a castellated Gothic style, but Inveraray was the precedent for a series of symmetrical Georgian ‘castles’, and may itself be derived from a sketch by Vanbrugh.
So might Roger Morris be a reincarnation?
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