▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Master ▁Car p enter ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁became ▁vac ant , ▁and ▁Adam ▁was ▁quick ▁to ▁put ▁forward ▁his ▁son ▁John ' s ▁name ▁for ▁consideration , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁him ▁the ▁post . ▁His ▁three ▁el dest ▁sons ▁were ▁all ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁by ▁ 1 7 4 6 , ▁James ▁and ▁John ▁both ▁leaving ▁Edinburgh ▁University ▁early ▁to ▁join ▁their ▁father . ▁ ▁William ▁Adam ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁ill ness ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 7 4 7 , ▁dying ▁the ▁following ▁summer . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Grey fri ars ▁Kir ky ard , ▁Edinburgh , ▁where ▁John ▁Adam ▁designed ▁the ▁family ▁ma us ole um ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 3 . ▁This ▁was ▁restored ▁by ▁Edinburgh ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁Historic ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Arch itect ural ▁works ▁ ▁Adam ▁used ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁sources ▁for ▁his ▁designs , ▁and ▁created ▁an ▁invent ive ▁personal ▁style ▁of ▁decor ation . ▁His ▁chief ▁influ ences ▁were ▁from ▁English ▁P all ad ian ism , ▁and ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁houses ▁have ▁been ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁designs ▁reprodu ced ▁in ▁Col en ▁Campbell ' s ▁Vit ru vi us ▁Britann icus , ▁but ▁Adam ▁mixed ▁these ▁with ▁English ▁Bar o que ▁mot ifs ▁from ▁Gib bs ▁and ▁Van b rug h . ▁He ▁re