W. Ellis (William Ellis) Groben

Born in 1883, W. Ellis Groben, also known as William Ellis Groben, worked as an architect and is remembered today for writing and co-authoring practical building guides. Surviving records connect him with the U.S. Forest Service, where he is listed among the agency's architects, and his name appears on publications about log construction and related design topics.

Groben is especially associated with Building with Logs, a government publication created with Clyde P. Fickes that helped explain log-building methods for a broad audience. His work has remained of interest because it combines professional architectural knowledge with straightforward advice for people drawn to rural building, cabins, and traditional materials.

Some biographical details about his personal life are hard to confirm from readily available reliable sources, so the public picture of him is shaped mostly by his professional work and publications. Even so, his legacy is clear: he helped turn specialized building knowledge into readable guidance that continued to circulate long after its original release.