Asa Beebe Cross

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

• 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]
• Wornall House, 146 W. 61st St. Kansas City, MO Cross^[7]

References

1. "Biography of Asa Beebe Cross (1826-1894), Architect | KC History". kchistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
2. "Jackson County Courthouse".
3. Mitchell, Giles Carroll (1934). There is No Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City. Brown-White Company, Kansas City.
4. "Gillis Opera House | KC History". kchistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
5. "Our History | Jackson County, MO". www.jacksongov.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
6. "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.
7. NRHP database
8. "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.
9. "One of KC's most iconic buildings was a diamond in the rough". Covering the Southland. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-08-25.