Edward Brickell White (January 29, 1806 – May 10, 1882), also known as E. B. White, was an architect in the United States. He was known for his

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and his use of Roman and Greek designs.

Life

Edward Brickell White was born on January 29, 1806 on the Chapel Hill Plantation of St. John's Berkeley Parish, South Carolina. His father was the planter and artist, John Blake White, and his mother was Elizabeth Allston White. In 1826, he graduated from the

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where he studied engineering. He served as a lieutenant in the

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artillery. On April 8, 1832, he married Delia Adams in

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. Following his resignation in August 1836, he surveyed for several railroads. Later that year he moved to

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to practice architecture, engineering, and surveying. His first major work was the Greek Revival

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, which is a

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(NHL) in Charleston. He was the architect of many churches including the Gothic Revival

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(NHL) in Charleston; the Gothic Revival Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia, which is on the

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(NRHP); the wooden Gothic Revival Church of the Cross (NRHP) in Bluffton; and the steeple of St. Philip's Church (NHL) in Charleston. In 1842, he designed the sanctuary of St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church in the

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section of the city. He was the architect for

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(Episcopal) at 98 Wentworth St., Charleston, SC, a Gothic Revival church built in 1847-1848. Likewise, he designed the Centenary Methodist Church at 60 Wentworth St., Charleston, SC in about 1842. In 1841, his design for St. Johannes Lutheran Church, 48 Hasell St., Charleston, SC was built. The granite

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granite column for the Daniel Morgan Monument (NRHP) in

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was one of his projects. He designed the Charleston High School, which is currently a private residence, and the Grace Episcopal Church that are

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to the

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(NRHP). He designed a portico with columns and wings for the main building and Gate Lodge of the

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(NHL). He designed an expansion of a building at South Carolina Military College. He was the superintending architect for the new

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in Charleston, which was designed by

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. Construction was halted in 1859 when the US Congress did not appropriate funding to cover cost overruns. A less ambitious design was completed in 1879. During the

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, he joined the

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, and served at James Island and

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. He rose to the rank of

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, commanding the 3rd South Carolina Artillery. After the war, E.B. White supervised repairs of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Charleston. He designed a building for Charleston Gas & Light Co. Among the residences that he designed is the William Gatewood House at 21 Legare Street which was described as "recently built" is a real estate listing in February 1863. In 1879, White moved to New York and died on May 10, 1882. He was interred in St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard in Charleston.

Work

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(1841) *Old St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church (1842) * Centennary Methodist Church (Charleston, South Carolina) (1842) * Market Hall and Sheds (1840s) *

(1844) *

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Columbia, South Carolina) Trinity Episcopal Church, now known as Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, is the first Episcopal and the oldest surviving sanctuary in Columbia, South Carolina. It is a Gothic Revival church that is modeled after York Minster in York, England. It was ...

(1847) * Church of the Cross (1857) *

(1848)

References

External links

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Col. Edward Brickell White (1806-1882) Find a Grave memorial
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