John W. Ross (North Dakota 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:
- Larimore City Hall, Block 64, bounded by Towner, 3rd, Terry and Main, Larimore, ND (Ross, J.W.)[4]
- Goose River Bank, 45 Main St. E, Mayville, ND (Ross, John W.)[4]
- One or more properties in St. Stanislaus Church Historic District, off I-29, Warsaw, ND (Ross, John W.)[4]
- Wells County Courthouse, Railway St. N, Fessenden, ND (Ross, John W.)[4]
- Grand Forks City Hall, 404 N. 2nd Ave., Grand Forks, ND (Ross, John W.)[4] 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."[5]: 5
- Grand Forks Woolen Mills, 301 N. 3rd St., Grand Forks, ND (Ross, John W.)[4]
- Amos and Lillie Plummer House, 306 W. Caledonia Ave., Hillsboro, ND (Ross, John W.)[4]
- Rudolf Hotel, Central Ave. and 2nd St., Valley City, ND (Ross, John W.)[4]
- Pisek School, E end of Main St. at Lovick Ave., Pisek, ND (Ross, John)[4]
- Renovation of second floor of Finks and Gokey Block, Grand Forks, ND[6]
- Attributed as probable architect of Grand Forks Mercantile Building, Grand Forks, ND, 1898, Early Commercial[7]
References
- ^ Lauren McCroskey (February 6, 1990). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Larimore City Hall / Larimore Opera House". National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1989
- ^ 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.
- ^ Clement A Lounsberry. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history (Volume 3). p. 106. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ 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)