Background
He was born in Germany in 1848, "was brought to America by his parents when a lad of but four summers", and grew up in Louisiana Crosse, Wisconsin.
He was born in Germany in 1848, "was brought to America by his parents when a lad of but four summers", and grew up in Louisiana Crosse, Wisconsin.
He studied architecture under Charles Ross, a leading architects in Louisiana Crosse.
Ross died in Grand Forks in 1914.