John W. Ross (North Dakota architect)

Not to be confused with John W. Ross (Iowa architect).

John W. Ross (1848–1914) was the first licensed architect in Grand Forks, North Dakota.[1] He designed many buildings in eastern North Dakota, including the 1901 Gothic revival St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Warsaw[2] and the Larimore City Hall, which was built in 1890.

He was born in Germany in 1848, "was brought to America by his parents when a lad of but four summers", and grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He studied architecture under Charles Ross, a leading architects in La Crosse. John W. Ross died in Grand Forks in 1914.[3]

Works

Ross designed numerous buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and are preserved. His works include:

References

  1. Lauren McCroskey (February 6, 1990). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Larimore City Hall / Larimore Opera House" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1989
  2. Marilyn J. Chiat, America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places for Every Community (John Wiley and Sons, 1997), ISBN 978-0-471-14502-8, pp.201ff. Excerpt available at Google Books.
  3. Clement A Lounsberry. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history (Volume 3). p. 106. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. Norene Roberts; Joe Roberts (November 30, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places: Downtown Grand Forks MRA" (PDF). National Park Service.
  6. C. Kudzia, Norene and Joe Roberts, and Gary Henricksen (September 1981). "North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey: Finks and Gokey Block" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1981
  7. Peg O'Leary (January 14, 2004). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Grand Forks Mercantile Building 1898" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 21 photos, exterior and interior, from 1993 and 2004 (see photo captions pages 19–20 of text document)
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