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George Allen Ross

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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

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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]

Honours

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Notable buildings

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References

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  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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