Edward Brickell White

St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church original sanctuary 1842, Charleston, SC 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 Gothic Revival architecture 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. which is a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in Charleston.

He was the architect of many churches including the Gothic Revival Huguenot Church (NHL) in Charleston; the Gothic Revival Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia, which is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); the wooden Gothic Revival Church of the Cross (NRHP) in Bluffton; and the steeple of St. Philip's Church (NHL) in Charleston. (NRHP) in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was one of his projects. He designed the Charleston High School, which is currently a private residence, and the Grace Episcopal Church that are contributing properties to the Charleston Historic District (NRHP). He designed a portico with columns and wings for the main building and Gate Lodge of the College of Charleston (NHL). He designed an expansion of a building at South Carolina Military College. in Charleston, which was designed by Ammi Burnham Young. 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.

In 1879, White moved to New York and died on May 10, 1882. He was interred in St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard in Charleston. Market Hall and Sheds (1840s) Huguenot Church (1844) Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Columbia, South Carolina) (1847) Grace Church Cathedral (1848) Church of the Cross (1857) St. Andrew's Church (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) (1857)