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'''John Wesley Ross''' was an architect in ].


'''John Wesley Ross''' (June 18, 1830 – June 20, 1914) was an architect in ].<ref name=davenportcityhallinv>{{cite web|url=http://www.davenportlibrary.com/files/1613/2510/2936/226_w_4th_st.pdf|title=Iowa Site Inventory Form: Davenport City Hall|author=Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs - State Historical Society of Iowa|publisher=]|access-date=2011-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074656/http://www.davenportlibrary.com/files/1613/2510/2936/226_w_4th_st.pdf|archive-date=2015-05-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> Originally of Westfield, Massachusetts, Ross moved to Davenport in 1874<ref name=davenportcityhallinv/> where he designed several prominent structures. His son, ], was a draughtsman in John W. Ross's office during 1884–7, and became a notable architect in his own right.<ref name=WhosWho>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2CYzAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1530 |title=Who's who in America, Volume 4: Albert Randolph Ross|author=John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis|year=1906}}</ref> Ross designed several buildings that are listed on the ] (NRHP).
"John Ross came to Davenport in 1874. In addition to the ], he is noted for his design of the Fire King Station (]) on Perry Street, and the 1888 supervision of the Scott County Courthouse, following the death of the building’s original architect, ]."<ref name=Library>{{cite web|url=http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=274&nt=207|title=4th Street West - 226|publisher=Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs - State Historical Society of Iowa|author=]|accessdate=2009-12-12}}</ref>


==Works==
John Wesley Ross, originally of Westfield, Massachusetts, moved to Davenport in 1874 or 1876.
His works include:
*], 226 W. 4th St. Davenport, Iowa, built in 1895, ], NRHP-listed for its "association with the history of city government" and for its architecture "as an important, and increasingly rare, expression of the ] style."<ref name=davenportcityhallinv/><ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>
⚫ *], 702 Perry St., Davenport, Iowa, ], NRHP-listed for its architecture<ref name=nris/>
*], 2800 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa, including ], ], and "English Period Cottage" architecture, NRHP-listed for its architecture<ref name=nris/>
*], 117 Perry Street, Davenport, Iowa, an ] 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"<ref name=nris/><ref name=perry>{{cite web |url=http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=385&nt=207 |author=Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs / State Historical Society of Iowa |title=Iowa Site Inventory Form: Hose Station No. 1 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230022043/http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=385&nt=207 |archive-date=2010-12-30 }}</ref>
*], 209 S. College Ave., Geneseo, Illinois, built in 1889, a ] structure, NRHP-listed in 1975.<ref name=nris/>
*J. Schricker Mausoleum, Oakdale Memorial Gardens, 2501 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa, built in 1899, a ] structure, a contributing building in ], NRHP-listed in 2015.


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Architect Albert Randolph Ross, according to his Who's Who listing, son of John W. Ross, was a draughtsman in John W. Ross's office during 1884-7.<ref name=WhosWho>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2CYzAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1530 |title=Who's who in America, Volume 4: Albert W. Ross|author=John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis}}</ref>
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==Buildings==
File:Oakdale Cemetery J. Schricker Mausoleum.jpg|J. Schricker mausoleum at ]
Ross designed several buildings that are listed on the ] and are preserved. His works include:
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*], 226 W. 4th St. Davenport, Iowa, built in 1895<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>
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⚫ *], 702 Perry St., Davenport, Iowa<ref name=nris/>
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*], 2800 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa<ref name=nris/>
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 22 February 2022

American architect 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. Originally of Westfield, Massachusetts, Ross moved to Davenport in 1874 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. Ross designed several buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Works

His works include:

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ "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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