Henry Howard

Henry Howard (1818–1884) was an Irish-born American architect. Over the course of four decades, he designed over 280 buildings in Louisiana, including several plantation houses during the antebellum era. After the Civil War, he designed many town houses in New Orleans.

Early life Henry Howard was born on February 8, 1818, in Cork, Ireland. There he learned the architectural trade at his father's architectural office. He emigrated to the United States in 1836, first living in New York City.

Career Howard first worked as a builder/carpenter in New Orleans, where he built residential stairs. A few years later, he completed the Pontalba Buildings, started by James Gallier.

Howard also designed town houses like the Samuel W. Logan House, the Robert H. Short House

In at least a few of these projects, Howard worked with a partner, Albert Diettel, including Edgewood and possibly Indian Camp Plantation.

During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Howard joined the Confederate States Navy and worked at the Confederate Naval Iron Works in Columbus, Georgia.