Henry E. White collection of architectural plans (ca. 1900-1930)

fonds

ca. 1900-1930

403466

468 architectural drawings

Henry E. White was a theatre designer during the 1900's to 1930's and worked on many commissions in Australia, New Zealand and throughout Asia. A style very popular at this time was the "Atmospheric theatre" of which the Capitol Theatre is an example.

Architectural presentation plans in pen and watercolour and some draft plans in pencil. The majority of the drawings are of theatres, however a few examples of civic and commercial buildings are included in the collection. The collection also contains works such as the Palais theatre (St. Kilda, Melb) which represent the advances in structural engineering at that time. The Palais theatre is an example of a theatre built using steel frame construction before the method was superceded by reinforced concrete construction. The proposed buildings are located in Australia and New Zealand.

Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

References:
Picture palace architecture in Australia and New Zealand / Ross Thorne. South Melbourne, Vic. : Sun Books, 1976
Cinemas of Australia via USA. / Ross Thorne. Sydney : Architecture Dept., University of Sydney, 1981
See also: Henry Eli White / Merran Faye Gardiner. (1974) Thesis (B. Arch.), University of New South Wales. Location number: ARCT724.993/WHI/2.