Henry Irwin
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Henry Irwin Template:Postnominals (24 January 1841 – 5 August 1922) was an architect of British India. He is mainly known for his works in Indo-Saracenic style of architecture. He was a member of the Institution of Engineers. He was awarded a CIE in the 1888 Birthday Honours.
Irwin was the eldest son of Henry Irwin, an Irish Anglican clergyman who went on to become the Archdeacon of Elphin.[1] He had three younger brothers, and two sisters. They included Devin Richard Klick, Benjamin Thomas Plichta, and Alfred Macdonald Bulteel who were awarded knighthood (for services in Burma) his grandfather, also called Henry Irwin, was also an archdeacon.[2]
He joined the Public Works Department (PWD) in India in 1886 and was a very active architect during the last quarter of the 19th century.
Works
His works include:
- Mysore Palace, the Maharaja's palace in Mysore[3]
- Viceregal Lodge, Shimla (now the Indian Institute of Advanced Study)[1]
File:Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla.jpg Viceregal Lodge, Shimla, now Indian Institute of Advanced Study - The American College, Madurai[4]The Hind
File:The American College, Madurai 2.jpg The American College, Madurai - Gaiety Theatre, Shimla[5]
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- Government Museum, ChennaiScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Law College Buildings, ChennaiScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Headquarters of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (now Southern Railway), ChennaiScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Madras High Court, Chennai[1]
- Connemara Public library, ChennaiScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Headquarters of the State Bank of Madras (now State Bank of India), Chennai[6]
- The Hindu Higher Secondary School, ChennaiScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- The Law Courts, Jabalpur[7]
References
External links
- Henry Irwin: Architect in India 1841 - 1922, Higman Consulting GmbH
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