John W. Ross (North Dakota architect)

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

[1] 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.

[2][3] Ross designed many buildings in eastern North Dakota, including the 1901 Gothic revival St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Warsaw[4] and the Larimore City Hall, which was built in 1890.

[5] Ross designed numerous buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and are preserved.