Henry Irwin
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Henry Irwin {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/irwin/index.html |title=Henry Irwin (1841-1922), Architect of Buildings in India |work=The Victorian Web |date=22 January 2015 |accessdate=31 October 2015}} 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."Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Vol 1 p105 Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860
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{{cite web |url=http://mysore.nic.in/tourism_palace.htm |title=Maharaja's Palace |archive-date=27 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227032855/http://mysore.nic.in/tourism_palace.htm |url-status=dead}}
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- Viceregal Lodge, Shimla (now the Indian Institute of Advanced Study)File:Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla.jpg, Shimla, now Indian Institute of Advanced Study]]
- The American College, Madurai{{cite web |url=https://americancollege.edu.in/campus/infrastructure/buildings/ |title=Buildings |publisher=The American College |accessdate=31 October 2019}}The HindImage:The American College, Madurai 2.jpg, Madurai]]
- Gaiety Theatre, Shimla{{cite web |url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/irwin/2.html |title=Gaiety Theatre building, Shimla |work=The Victorian Web |date=1 July 2015 |accessdate=31 October 2019}}File:Gaiety theatre Shimla.jpg]]
- Chennai Central Railway Terminus, Chennai{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}
- Government Museum, Chennai{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}
- Law College Buildings, Chennai{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}
- Headquarters of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (now Southern Railway), Chennai{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}
- Madras High Court, Chennai
- Connemara Public library, Chennai{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}
- Headquarters of the State Bank of Madras (now State Bank of India), Chennai{{cite web |url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/jacob/3.html |title=State Bank of Madras |work=The Victorian Web |date=19 April 2019 |accessdate=31 October 2019}}
- The Hindu Higher Secondary School, Chennai{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
- The Law Courts, Jabalpur{{cite web |url=https://www.legalserviceindia.com/calendars-causelists/high-court/Jabalpur.htm |title=Madhya Pradesh High Court - Jabalpur|work=Legal Service India.com|accessdate=2 November 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.higman.de/Henry%20Irwin/henry-irwin.htm Henry Irwin: Architect in India 1841 - 1922], Higman Consulting GmbH
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