Adelphi, London

Adelphi (Greek: "adelphoi", "brothers") is a district of London, England in the City of Westminster.Mills, A., "Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names", (2001)] The small district includes the streets of "Adelphi Terrace", "Robert Street" and "John Adam Street".

Adelphi Buildings

The district is named for the Adelphi Buildings, a block of 24 unified neoclassical terrace houses occupying the land between The Strand and the River Thames. They were built between 1768–72, by the Adam brothers (John, Robert, James and William Adam). The ruins of Durham House on the site were demolished for their construction. The nearby Adelphi Theatre is named after the Adelphi Buildings. Robert Adam was influenced by his extensive visit to Diocletian's Palace in Dalmatia, and applied some of this influence to the design of the neoclassical Adelphi Buildings. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=PWV1BrLfmHQC&dq=adelphi+architecture+london Peter De Bolla, "The Education of the Eye: Painting, Landscape, and Architecture", 2003, Stanford University Press. 296 pages ISBN 0804748004] ] [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17691 C. Michael Hogan, "Diocletian's Palace", The Megalithic Portal, Andy Burnham ed, Oct. 6, 2007] ] The Adelphi Buildings were demolished and replaced with The Adelphi Building, and Art Deco building in the 1930s.

Notable residents

David Garrick lived for his final seven years, and died in 1779, in the centre house of the buildings. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45138 'The Strand, southern tributaries - continued', Old and New London: Volume 3 (1878), pp. 100-110] accessed: 30 May 2008]

In literature

Fictional detective Gideon Fell, created by John Dickson Carr, lived at no. 1, Adelphi Terrace.

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