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Henry Irwin CIE (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)[citation needed].
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[2]
Mysore Palace. - Viceregal Lodge, Shimla (now the Indian Institute of Advanced Study)[1]
Viceregal Lodge, Shimla, now Indian Institute of Advanced Study - The American College, Madurai[3]The Hind
The American College, Madurai - Gaiety Theatre, Shimla[4]
Gaiety Theatre, Shimla - Chennai Central Railway Terminus, Chennai[citation needed]
- Government Museum, Chennai[citation needed]
- Law College Buildings, Chennai[citation needed]
- Headquarters of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (now Southern Railway), Chennai[citation needed]
- Madras High Court, Chennai[1]
- Connemara Public library, Chennai[citation needed]
- Headquarters of the State Bank of Madras (now State Bank of India), Chennai[5]
- The Hindu Higher Secondary School, ChennaiTemplate:Cite needed
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Henry Irwin (1841-1922), Architect of Buildings in India". The Victorian Web. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Maharaja's Palace". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018.
- ↑ "Buildings". The American College. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ↑ "Gaiety Theatre building, Shimla". The Victorian Web. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ↑ "State Bank of Madras". The Victorian Web. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
External links
- Henry Irwin: Architect in India 1841 - 1922, Higman Consulting GmbH
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