Edward Brickell White

[1] Edward Brickell White was born on January 29, 1806, on the Chapel Hill Plantation of St. John's Berkeley Parish, South Carolina.

Later that year he moved to Charleston, South Carolina, to practice architecture, engineering, and surveying.

[1] His first major work was the Greek Revival Market Hall,[2] which is a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in Charleston.

[1] In 1842, he designed the sanctuary of St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Ansonborough section of the city.

He designed a portico with columns and wings for the main building and Gate Lodge of the College of Charleston[9] (NHL).

[1] During the Civil War, he joined the Confederate Army, and served at James Island and North Carolina.