George Allen Ross

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.

George Allen Ross
Born	(1878-10-24)October 24, 1878 Montreal, Quebec
Died	January 21, 1946(1946-01-21) (aged 67) Montreal, Quebec
Resting place	Mount Royal Cemetery
Education	High School of Montreal Massachusetts Institute of Technology École des Beaux-Arts
Occupation	Architect

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]

Honours

• Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
• Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1904
• Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1913
• President of the Quebec Association of Architects

Notable buildings

Main article: Ross and Macdonald § Important works