Basic Biographical Details

Name:	John Henderson
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Died:	16 February 1786
Bio Notes:	John Henderson was born in the mid-18th century, the son of David Henderson, bridge builder and architect. David Henderson had two sons David and John. David was in business as a mill-wright in Alloa but John was destined to become an architect. His father sent him to Rome in about 1774 and he returned in 1779. He became friendly with Thomas Hardwick during his stay in Rome and competed with the young John Soane for the patronage of the Bishop of Derry and drew up a design for a summer dining room at his Irish seat, Downhill. While in London he also exhibited a design for a temple at the Royal Academy in 1785. John Henderson's only known executed works date from the 1780s and are in Scotland. Henderson died at Edinburgh on 16 February 1786. Had he not died so young he might have become one of Edinburgh's 'leading Georgian architects'. (Colvin).

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
	Date started	Building name	Town, district or village	Island	City or county	Country	Notes
	c. 1779	Downhill			County Derry	Northern Ireland	Scheme for summer dining room
	1783	Amisfield			East Lothian	Scotland	Stable block and walled garden with four Doric porticos at the corners probably by Henderson.
	1784	Music Hall and Assembly Rooms			Edinburgh	Scotland
	1785	Amisfield			East Lothian	Scotland	Wings added (demolished 1928)
	1785	Design for a Temple					Design exhibited at RA

The following periodicals contain references to this :
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Scots Magazine	1786	xlviii		p103