John W. Ross (Iowa architect)

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

John Wesley Ross (June 18, 1830 – June 20, 1914) was an architect in Davenport, Iowa.[1] Originally of Westfield, Massachusetts, Ross moved to Davenport in 1874[1] where he designed several prominent structures. His son, Albert Randolph Ross, was a draughtsman in John W. Ross's office during 1884–7, and became a notable architect in his own right.[2] Ross designed several buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Works[]

His works include:

  • Davenport City Hall, 226 W. 4th St. Davenport, Iowa, built in 1895, Richardsonian Romanesque, NRHP-listed for its "association with the history of city government" and for its architecture "as an important, and increasingly rare, expression of the Richardsonian Romanesque style."[1][3]
  • Nicholas J. Kuhnen House, 702 Perry St., Davenport, Iowa, Italianate, NRHP-listed for its architecture[3]
  • Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, 2800 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa, including Classical Revival, Queen Anne, and "English Period Cottage" architecture, NRHP-listed for its architecture[3]
  • Hose Station No. 1, 117 Perry Street, Davenport, Iowa, an Italianate structure, NRHP-listed for its association with firefighting in Davenport and for its architecture "as an example of the Late Victorian Italianate in public works construction"[3][4]
  • South Side School, 209 S. College Ave., Geneseo, Illinois, built in 1889, a Romanesque structure, NRHP-listed in 1975.[3]
  • J. Schricker Mausoleum, Oakdale Memorial Gardens, 2501 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa, built in 1899, a Neoclassical structure, a contributing building in Oakdale Cemetery Historic District, NRHP-listed in 2015.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs - State Historical Society of Iowa. "Iowa Site Inventory Form: Davenport City Hall" (PDF). Davenport Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  2. ^ John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis (1906). Who's who in America, Volume 4: Albert Randolph Ross.
  3. ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs / State Historical Society of Iowa. "Iowa Site Inventory Form: Hose Station No. 1". Davenport Public Library. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30.


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