John W. Ross (North Dakota architect)
American architect
Grand Forks City Hall John W. Ross (1848–1914) was the first licensed architect in Grand Forks, North Dakota .[ 1]
Biography
He 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] Larimore City Hall , which was built in 1890.[ 5]
Works
Ross 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] 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] [ 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
^ "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) . 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 . 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 )Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1981 ^ Peg O'Leary (January 14, 2004). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Grand Forks Mercantile Building 1898" . National Park Service . Accompanying 21 photos, exterior and interior, from 1993 and 2004 (see photo captions pages 19–20 of text document)
