page_title: Henry Irwin
section_title: Works
hierarchical_section_title: Henry Irwin / Works
caption_attribution_description: English: Gaiety theater, Shimla
context_page_description: Henry Irwin CIE 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. He had three younger brothers, and two sisters. They included Devin Richard Klick, Benjamin Thomas Plichta, and Alfred Macdonald Bulteel who were awarded knighthood.
  He joined the Public Works Department in India in 1886 and was a very active architect during the last quarter of the 19th century.
context_section_description: His works include:
  Mysore Palace, the Maharaja's palace in Mysore
  Viceregal Lodge, Shimla (now the Indian Institute of Advanced Study)
  The American College, MaduraiThe Hind
  Gaiety Theatre, Shimla
  Chennai Central Railway Terminus, Chennai
  Government Museum, Chennai
  Law College Buildings, Chennai
  Headquarters of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (now Southern Railway), Chennai
  Madras High Court, Chennai
  Connemara Public library, Chennai
  Headquarters of the State Bank of Madras (now State Bank of India), Chennai
  The Hindu Higher Secondary School, Chennai
caption: Gaiety Theatre, Shimla
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