Henry Irwin

Henry Irwin

Henry Irwin, a renowned architect of British India was born on 21 January, 1841, in Tarbett, County Kerry, Ireland. He is mainly known for his works in Indo-Saracenic style of architecture. He was a member of the Institution of Engineers. He died on 5 August, 1922, at Ooty, India.

He had joined Public Works Department (PWD), India in the year 1886. He was a very active architect of India during the last quarter of the 19th century.

Works

His most significant works include:

*Viceregal Lodge, Shimla
*Madras High Court, Chennai
*Law College Buildings, Chennai
*State Bank of Madras (now State Bank of India) Headquarters, Chennai
*Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai
*Madras & Maratha Railways Headquarters Building (now Chennai Central ), Chennai
*Ambas Vilas , the Maharaja’s Palace in Mysore

External links

* [http://www.higman.de/Henry%20Irwin/henry-irwin.htm Henry Irwin]


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