Thomas Archer

Thomas Archer (1668–1743) was an English Baroque architect. His buildings are important as the only ones by an English Baroque architect to show evidence of study of contemporary continental, namely Italian, architecture.

For other people named Thomas Archer, see Thomas Archer (disambiguation).

Thomas Archer
Bornc. 1668
Died(1743-05-22)22 May 1743
his house Whitehall
NationalityEnglish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSt. Paul's, Deptford

St John's, Smith Square
St Philip's Cathedral
North Front & Cascade Chatsworth House
Heythrop Park

Garden pavilion Wrest Park

It is said that his work is somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor.

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