David Ross b. 1828

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and architect David Ross was elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1879. He and R.A. Dowden, according to the local legend, were pupils of A.W.N. Pugin, the English pioneer Victorian Gothic Revival architect.
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Name
David Ross
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Birth date
1828
Birth place
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain, Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain
Death date
1908
Death place
Johannesburg, South Africa
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1892
Arrival
  • 1853 (Victoria)
Residence
  • Birmingham, England
  • Liverpool, England, England
  • Scotland
  • Perth, Western Australia
  • 1886 - 1892 Sydney, New South Wales
  • Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1862 - 1884 Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Melbourne, Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related person groups
  • Royal Institute of British Architects (associate of)
  • Royal Institute of British Architects (associate of)
  • West Australian Society of Arts (associate of)
  • Royal Institute of British Architects (associate of)
Related works
  • Congregational Church, Kalgoorlie, WA (creator of)
Related recognitions
  • For the Colonial Bank building at Kyneton, Victoria (received)
  • For the Colonial Bank building at Kilmore, Victoria (received)
  • Scots Church in Collins Street, Melbourne (received)
  • St Francis's Cathedral, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (received)
  • Competition for Newtown Town Hall (received)
  • A competition for St Mary's Church (received)
  • RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Fellow (received)
  • For the Colonial Bank building at Kyneton, Victoria (received)
  • For the Colonial Bank building at Kilmore, Victoria (received)
  • Scots Church in Collins Street, Melbourne (received)
  • St Francis's Cathedral, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (received)
  • Competition for Newtown Town Hall (received)
  • A competition for St Mary's Church (received)
Related events
  • Melbourne Exhibition (None)
  • First Exhibition of the West Australian Society of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (None)