Henry Irwin

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Henry Irwin

Henry Irwin (1841 - 1922) was a British Architect. He designed many buildings in India during British rule which were classified as Indo-Saracenic architecture. He was a member of Civil Engineering society. He received Queen Victoria birth day honors on 1888.

Life

Henry Irwin was the eldest son of Henry Irwin (senior), a priest in an Anglican Church, Ireland. His father was an Archdeacon in Elfin. Henry Irwin had three younger brothers and two younger sisters. . He joined Indian public works in 1886. Most of the time he worked in South India.

Buildings

• Mysore palace
• Victoria Lodge, Shimla(Now Indian Institute of Advanced Study)
• Viceregal Lodge, Shimla(Now Indian Institute of Advanced Study)
• Central Building The American College, Madurai.
• Gaiety Theatre, Shimla
• Central Railway Station, Chennai
• Egmore Museum, Chennai
• Law College Building, Chennai
• South Maratha Railway, Chennai
• High Court, Chennai
• Public Library (Connemara), Chennai
• Head quarters State Bank of India, Chennai
• Hindu Higher Secondary School, Chennai