Richard Adams (architect)

Biography

Richard Adams, had arrived at the port of Buenos Aires in 1825, along with a group of Scottish settlers. His first job in Argentina was the construction of housing for the settlers in the Santa Catalina, (now Llavallol). Adams was the architect of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, first Protestant church in Buenos Aires. He also built the Presbyterian Church of St. Andrew's for the Scottish community of Argentina.