Edward Brickell White

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Edward Brickell White , also known as EB White (born January 29, 1806 in St. John , South Carolina , † May 10, 1882 in New York ), was an American architect who was primarily known for its neo-Gothic architecture and use Roman and Classical Greek designs became known.

Life

Edward Brickell White was born on January 29, 1806 on the Chapel Hill Plantation in St. John's Berkeley Parish, South Carolina. His father was the plantation owner and artist John Blake White, his mother's name was Elizabeth Allston White.

White attended the United States Military Academy , where he studied engineering and graduated in 1826. On April 8, 1832, he married Delia Adams in New London . After serving in the United States Army , White returned to civilian life in 1836. He worked as a surveyor building several railroad lines and moved to Charleston in 1836 to work as an architect, engineer and surveyor.

White's first major work was the neoclassical Market Hall , in Charleston, which is now a National Historic Landmark (NHL). The Robert William Roper House in Charleston - also a National Historic Landmark - is attributed to him.

White was the architect of many great churches. These include the neo-Gothic Huguenot Church (NHL) and Trinity Episcopal Church (NRHP) in Columbia , the wooden Church of the Cross (NRHP) in Bluffton, and the steeple of St. Philip's Episcopal Church (NHL) in Charleston.

Market Hall, Charleston, South Carolina

The 21 foot (6.4 m) high Doric column of Daniel Morgan monument of granite (NRHP) in Spartanburg was one of his projects. White designed the Charleston High School and the Grace Episcopal Church - both contributing properties to the Charleston Historic District (NHRP). He designed the portico with columns and the side wings for the College of Charleston (NHL) and the extension of a building at the South Carolina Military College .

White supervised the construction of the new Custom House in Charleston, designed by Ammi Burnham Young . Construction halted in 1859 when costs were beyond budgeted and the United States Congress did not approve additional funds. A less ambitious design was realized in 1879.

During the American Civil War , White served in the Confederate Army in James Island and North Carolina and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel .

After the war, it became difficult to find new projects in Charleston. White oversaw the repairs to St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Charleston and designed a building for the Charleston Gas & Light Co. White moved to New York in 1879 and died on May 10, 1882. He was born in the churchyard of St. Michael's Episcopal in Charleston buried.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e f g Walter Edgar: South Carolina: A History . University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina 1998, ISBN 1-57003-255-6 , pp. 1020-1021.
  2. ↑ Market Hall and Sheds (pdf) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1973. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  3. ^ Robert William Roper House (pdf; 277 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1973. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ Huguenot Church ( English , pdf; 273 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1973. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ Trinity Episcopal Church ( English , pdf; 326 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . February 24, 1971. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  6. ↑ Church of the Cross ( English , pdf; 302 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1974. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  7. ↑ St. Philip's Episcopal Church ( English , pdf; 265 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1973. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  8. ^ Daniel Morgan Monument ( English , pdf; 531 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1980. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  9. ↑ Charleston Historic District ( English , pdf; 911 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1970. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  10. ↑ College of Charleston Complex: Main Building, Library and Gate Lodge ( English , pdf; 435 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1971. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  11. ↑ US Customhouse ( English , pdf; 751 kB) In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form . National Park Service . 1974. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
personal data
SURNAME White, Edward Brickell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American architect
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH St. John , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1882
Place of death new York