The Court of Small Causes, Kolkata.
Born on 29 January 1838, William Henry White was a highly distinguished figure in the world of Victorian architecture, with some key works in France, where he first made his name, and India, where he designed two prestigious buildings in the capital of the Raj at that time, Kolkata. It was very unfortunate that, after returning to England, "White never had another chance of erecting a building of his own design" ("Royal Institute of British Architects"). But he held influential positions at what was then the Royal Indian Engineering College on Cooper's Hill, Runnymede, and then, for many years, at the Royal Institute of British Architects, where he became a much-valued Fellow and the organisation's devoted and hard-working Secretary. He died on 20 October 1906. — Jacqueline Banerjee
William Henry White's Work in France
Jean Baboux of Vernon, France, who is working on the architect, reports that he worked in France after 1860, designing the "castle of Bizy in Vernon and the castle of Martinvast near Cherbourg. He was also the architect of the Protestant church in Bennencourt and a Calvinist church in Mantes (near Paris). In Bizy White designed "La Vacherie," originally a beautiful cattle barn that has been converted to a confortable residence. In Paris White worked for Fernand and Arthur Schickler, two very wealthy bankers, designing the Fermand Schickler town house in la Place Vendôme." — George P. Landow.
Biographical Material
Works
Bibliography
"Royal Institute of British Architects." The Architect Vol. 56 (4 December 1896): 360. Google Books. Free ebook.
Graham, Alex. "William H. White, Fellow." Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects Vol. 4, issue 1 (5 November 1896): 11-13, with a further announcement by George Aitchison, 13-15. Internet Archive. Web. 8 July 2025.
"Royal Institute of British Architects." The Architect Vol. 56 (4 December 1896): 360. Google Books. Free ebook.
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