George Allen Ross
Born(1878-10-24)October 24, 1878
Montreal, Quebec
DiedJanuary 21, 1946(1946-01-21) (aged 67)
Montreal, Quebec
Resting placeMount Royal Cemetery
Education
OccupationArchitect

George Allen Ross (October 24, 1878 – January 21, 1946) was a Canadian architect, for many years senior partner in the important Montreal firm of Ross and Macdonald.

Life

Born in Montreal on October 24, 1878, Ross was educated at the High School of Montreal, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1][2]

After returning from Paris, Ross was apprenticed to Brown, MacVicar, & Heriot in Montreal and later become a draftsman for the Grand Trunk Railway. He also worked for Parker & Thomas in Boston and Carrere & Hastings in New York City, then in 1907 went into partnership in Montreal with David MacFarlane as Ross and MacFarlane. When MacFarlane withdrew from the firm in 1912, Ross established a new partnership with Robert Henry Macdonald called Ross and Macdonald.[3]

He died at his home in Montreal on January 21, 1946.[4]

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Notable buildings

Main article: Ross and Macdonald § Important works

References

  1. ^ Antonia Brodie, ed., Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z) (A. & C. Black, Royal Institute of British Architects, 2001), p. 504
  2. ^ Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Volumes 6-7. International Press Limited. 1914. p. 252. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ David Rose, Geoffrey Simmons, Ross & Macdonald in The Canadian Encyclopedia online (December 2013), accessed January 7, 2018
  4. ^ "George Ross Dies at 67". Windsor Star. January 22, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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