Asa Beebe Cross (December 9, 1826 in New Jersey — August 18, 1894) was an American architect. He studied architecture under Thomas Walsh and John Johnson.[1] He primarily worked in Kansas City where it is estimated that he designed more than 1,000 structures.[1] He designed Union Depot in Kansas City (opened 1878), Seth E. Ward Homestead for Seth Ward, Old Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri,[2] and the Vaile Mansion. He designed many homes in Quality Hill. His grandson, Alfred E. Barnes, was also an architect.[3]
Works
edit- Gillis Opera House, 5th and Walnut, completed 1883[4]
- Jackson County Courthouse, also known as the Truman Courthouse, adapted from unfinished construction in 1872[5]
- Sauer Castle, 935 Shawnee Rd. Kansas City, KS, believed to be a Cross design, 1871[6]
- Seth E. Ward Homestead, 1032 W. 55th St. Kansas City, MO Cross[7]
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 8th and Cherry[1]
- Union Depot (Kansas City, Missouri) (built in 1878, predecessor to Kansas City Union Station)
- Vaile Mansion, 1500 N Liberty St, Independence, MO, completed 1881[8]
- Vaughan's Diamond Building, 9th and Delaware, completed 1870[9][10]
- Wornall House, 146 W. 61st St. Kansas City, MO Cross[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Biography of Asa Beebe Cross (1826-1894), Architect | KC History". kchistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Jackson County Courthouse".
- ^ Mitchell, Giles Carroll (1934). There is No Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City. Brown-White Company, Kansas City.
- ^ "Gillis Opera House | KC History". kchistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Our History | Jackson County, MO". www.jacksongov.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "The Fate And Future Of Wyandotte County's Sauer Castle". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ a b NRHP database
- ^ "At Independence's Vaile Mansion, Visitors Have Themselves A Scandalous Victorian Christmas". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "One of KC's most iconic buildings was a diamond in the rough". Covering the Southland. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ https://kchistory.org/document/vaughans-diamond-building-junction-profile
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