Asa Beebe Cross (December 9, 1826 in New Jersey — August 18, 1894) was an American architect. He studied architecture under Thomas Walsh and John Johnson.[1] He primarily worked in Kansas City where it is estimated that he designed more than 1,000 structures.[1] He designed Union Depot in Kansas City (opened 1878), Seth E. Ward Homestead for Seth Ward, Old Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri,[2] and the Vaile Mansion. He designed many homes in Quality Hill. His grandson, Alfred E. Barnes, was also an architect.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c "Biography of Asa Beebe Cross (1826-1894), Architect | KC History". kchistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  2. ^ "Jackson County Courthouse".
  3. ^ Mitchell, Giles Carroll (1934). There is No Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City. Brown-White Company, Kansas City.
  4. ^ "Gillis Opera House | KC History". kchistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  5. ^ "Our History | Jackson County, MO". www.jacksongov.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  6. ^ "The Fate And Future Of Wyandotte County's Sauer Castle". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  7. ^ a b NRHP database
  8. ^ "At Independence's Vaile Mansion, Visitors Have Themselves A Scandalous Victorian Christmas". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  9. ^ "One of KC's most iconic buildings was a diamond in the rough". Covering the Southland. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-08-25.