John Wesley Ross was an architect in Davenport, Iowa

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...

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John Wesley Ross, originally of Westfield, Massachusetts, moved to Davenport in 1874 or 1876. His son, Albert Randolph Ross

Albert Randolph Ross

Albert Randolph Ross was an American architect. Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, he was a son of architect John W. Ross....

, was a draughtsman in John W. Ross's office during 1884-7, and became a notable architect in his own right.

Works

Ross designed several buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 and are preserved. His works include:

• Davenport City Hall
  Davenport City Hall
  Davenport City Hall is the official seat of government for the city of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The building was constructed in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1993.-History:Davenport started to...
  
  , 226 W. 4th St. Davenport, Iowa, built in 1895, Richardsonian Romanesque
  Richardsonian Romanesque
  Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
  
  , 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
  Richardsonian Romanesque
  Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
  
   style."
• Nicholas J. Kuhnen House
  Nicholas J. Kuhnen House
  The Nicholas J. Kuhnen House is located in central Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.-Nicholas J. Kuhnen:...
  
  , 702 Perry St., Davenport, Iowa, Italianate
  Italianate architecture
  The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
  
  , NRHP-listed for its architecture
• Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
  Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
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  , 2800 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa, including Classical Revival, Queen Anne, and "English Period Cottage" architecture, NRHP-listed for its architecture
• Hose Station No. 1
  Hose Station No. 1
  The Hose Station No. 1 is located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties and on the National Register of Historic Places.-History:...
  
  , 117 Perry Street, Davenport, Iowa, an Italianate
  Italianate architecture
  The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
  
   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"
• South Side School
  South Side School (Geneseo, Illinois)
  The South Side School in Geneseo, Illinois was built in 1889. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.It was designed by architect John W. Ross and was built by Volk Construction Co.....
  
  , 209 S. College Ave., Geneseo, Illinois, built in 1889 a Romanesque
  Romanesque architecture
  Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
  
  structure, NRHP-listed in 1975.