Henry Whitestone (1819–1893)
was an architect born in
County Clare, Ireland who became one of the main architects of
Louisville, Kentucky
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.
He is believed to have studied at
University of Dublin.
[
He designed a number of works that are listed on the ]National Register of Historic Places
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.
Works include:
*Ennis Courthouse
Ennis Courthouse ( ga, Teach Cúirte na hInse) is a judicial facility in Gort Road, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland.
History
The courthouse, which was designed by John Keane and Henry Whitestone in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar st ...
, in Ennis, County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,81 ...
, Ireland, with architect John Keane[
* J.T.S. Brown and Son's Complex, 105, 107–109 W. Main St., ]Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
(Whitestone, Henry), NRHP-listed[
* Fifth Ward School, 743 S. 5th St., Louisville, Kentucky (Rogers & Whitestone), NRHP-listed][
* Tompkins-Buchanan House, 851 S. 4th St., Louisville, Kentucky (Whitestone, Henry), NRHP-listed][
* Trade Mart Building, 131 W. Main St., Louisville, Kentucky (Whitestone, Henry), NRHP-listed][
*One or more works in Second and Market Streets Historic District, roughly, area around Second and Market Sts., Louisville, Kentucky (Whitestone, Henry), NRHP-listed][
*One or more works in Whiskey Row Historic District, 101-133 W. Main St., Louisville, Kentucky (Whitestone, Henry), NRHP-listed][
* Peterson-Dumesnil House, 310 South Peterson Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, NRHP-listed
]
See also
* Luckett and Farley#The Whitestone period
References
People from County Clare
Architects from Louisville, Kentucky
1819 births
1893 deaths
19th-century American architects
Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
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