John W. Ross (Iowa architect) explained

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]
• Nicholas J. Kuhnen House, 702 Perry St., Davenport, Iowa, Italianate, NRHP-listed for its architecture
• Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, 2800 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa, including Classical Revival, Queen Anne, and "English Period Cottage" architecture, NRHP-listed for its architecture
• 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]
• South Side School, 209 S. College Ave., Geneseo, Illinois, built in 1889, a Romanesque structure, NRHP-listed in 1975.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iowa Site Inventory Form: Davenport City Hall. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs - State Historical Society of Iowa. Davenport Public Library. 2011-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074656/http://www.davenportlibrary.com/files/1613/2510/2936/226_w_4th_st.pdf. 2015-05-18. dead.
2. Book: Who's who in America, Volume 4: Albert Randolph Ross. John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis. 1906.
3. Web site: Iowa Site Inventory Form: Hose Station No. 1 . Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs / State Historical Society of Iowa . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101230022043/http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=385&nt=207 . 2010-12-30 .