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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 (India)|Institution of Engineers]]. He was awarded a CIE in the [[1888 Birthday Honours]].<br />
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Irwin was the eldest son of [[Henry Irwin (Archdeacon of Elphin)|Henry Irwin]], an Irish Anglican clergyman who went on to become the [[Archdeacon of Elphin]].<ref name="iraoi">{{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}}</ref> 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) [[Henry Irwin (Archdeacon of Emly)|his grandfather]], also called Henry Irwin, was also an archdeacon.<ref>"Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Vol 1 p105 Cotton,H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860</ref><br />
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He joined the [[Central Public Works Department, India|Public Works Department]] (PWD) in India in 1886 and was a very active architect during the last quarter of the 19th century.<br />
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==Works==<br />
His works include:<br />
*[[Mysore Palace]], the Maharaja's palace in [[Mysore]]<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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*[[Rashtrapati Niwas|Viceregal Lodge]], [[Shimla]] (now the [[Indian Institute of Advanced Study]])<ref name="iraoi" />[[File:Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla.jpg|right|thumb|[[Rashtrapati Niwas|Viceregal Lodge]], [[Shimla]], now [[Indian Institute of Advanced Study]]]]<br />
*[[The American College in Madurai|The American College]], [[Madurai]]<ref name="iracm">{{cite web |url=https://americancollege.edu.in/campus/infrastructure/buildings/ |title=Buildings |publisher=The American College |accessdate=31 October 2019}}</ref>[[The Hindu Higher Secondary School|The Hind]][[Image:The American College, Madurai 2.jpg|right|thumb|[[The American College in Madurai|The American College]], [[Madurai]]]]<br />
*[[Gaiety Theatre, Shimla]]<ref name="irgay">{{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}}</ref>[[File:Gaiety theatre Shimla.jpg|thumb|[[Gaiety Theatre, Shimla]]]]<br />
*[[Chennai Central]] Railway Terminus, [[Chennai]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}<br />
*[[Government Museum, Chennai|Government Museum]], [[Chennai]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}<br />
* Law College Buildings, [[Chennai]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}<br />
*[[Southern Railway headquarters, Chennai|Headquarters]] of the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] (now [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railway]]), [[Chennai]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}<br />
*[[Madras High Court]], [[Chennai]]<ref name=iraoi/><br />
*[[Connemara Public Library|Connemara Public library]], [[Chennai]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}<br />
*Headquarters of the [[Bank of Madras|State Bank of Madras]] (now [[State Bank of India]]), [[Chennai]]<ref name=irsbm>{{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}}</ref><br />
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*[[The Hindu Higher Secondary School]], [[Chennai]]{{cite needed|date=November 2019}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.higman.de/Henry%20Irwin/henry-irwin.htm Henry Irwin: Architect in India 1841 - 1922], Higman Consulting GmbH<br />
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