John W. Ross

John W. Ross (1848–1914) was the first licensed architect in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Biography He was born in Germany in 1848, was brought to America by his parents as a young child, and grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He studied architecture under Charles Ross, a leading architect in La Crosse. Ross moved to Grand Forks in the late 1800s. John W. Ross died in Grand Forks in 1914.

Ross designed many buildings in eastern North Dakota, including the 1901 Gothic revival St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Warsaw and the Larimore City Hall, which was built in 1890.

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.) Goose River Bank, 45 Main St. E, Mayville, ND (Ross, John W.) Grand Forks Woolen Mills, 301 N. 3rd St., Grand Forks, ND (Ross, John W.) Attributed as probable architect of Grand Forks Mercantile Building, Grand Forks, ND, 1898, Early Commercial