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]
- ^ a b "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.