John W. Ross (1848–1914) was the first licensed architect in Grand Forks, North Dakota.[1]
Biography
editHe was born in Germany in 1848, was brought to America by his parents as a young child, and grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He studied architecture under Charles Ross, a leading architect in La Crosse. Ross moved to Grand Forks in the late 1800s. John W. Ross died in Grand Forks in 1914.[2][3]
Ross designed many buildings in eastern North Dakota, including the 1901 Gothic revival St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Warsaw[4] and the Larimore City Hall, which was built in 1890.[5]
Works
editRoss designed numerous buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and are preserved. His works include:
- Larimore City Hall, Block 64, bounded by Towner, 3rd, Terry and Main, Larimore, ND (Ross, J.W.)[6]
- Goose River Bank, 45 Main St. E, Mayville, ND (Ross, John W.)[6]
- St. Stanislaus Church (dedicated 1901),[4] in the NRHP-listed St. Stanislaus Church Historic District, off I-29, Warsaw, ND (Ross, John W.)[6]
- Wells County Courthouse, Railway St. N, Fessenden, ND (Ross, John W.)[6]
- Grand Forks City Hall, 404 N. 2nd Ave., Grand Forks, ND (Ross, John W.)[6] This building "is pure Beaux Arts. Rather small in scale and only two storys over a raised basement, the City Hall is faced with ashlar and was similar in mass, style, and materials to the recently razed Carnegie Library which was located nearby."[7]: 5
- Grand Forks Woolen Mills, 301 N. 3rd St., Grand Forks, ND (Ross, John W.)[6]
- Amos and Lillie Plummer House, 306 W. Caledonia Ave., Hillsboro, ND (Ross, John W.)[6]
- Rudolf Hotel, Central Ave. and 2nd St., Valley City, ND (Ross, John W.)[6]
- Pisek School, E end of Main St. at Lovick Ave., Pisek, ND (Ross, John)[6]
- Renovation of second floor of Finks and Gokey Block, Grand Forks, ND[8]
- Attributed as probable architect of Grand Forks Mercantile Building, Grand Forks, ND, 1898, Early Commercial[9]
References
edit- ^ "John W. Ross, architect from Grand Forks, N.D." North Dakota Newspaper Association. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Scott Wagar (September 9, 2014). "A significant architectural history". North Dakota Newspaper Association. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Clement A Lounsberry. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history (Volume 3). p. 106. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Lauren McCroskey (February 6, 1990). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Larimore City Hall / Larimore Opera House". National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1989
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Norene Roberts; Joe Roberts (November 30, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places: Downtown Grand Forks MRA". National Park Service.
- ^ C. Kudzia, Norene and Joe Roberts, and Gary Henricksen (September 1981). "North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey: Finks and Gokey Block". National Park Service.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1981 - ^ Peg O'Leary (January 14, 2004). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Grand Forks Mercantile Building 1898". National Park Service. and Accompanying 21 photos, exterior and interior, from 1993 and 2004 (see photo captions pages 19–20 of text document)