Edward B. Rust Explained

Edward B. Rust
Birth Date:May 8, 1883
Birth Place:South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Death Date:September 27, 1958
Death Place:Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Resurrection Cemetery, Montebello, California, U.S.
Education:Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
Occupation:Architect
Spouse:
  • Constance Maclintock
  • Veronica F. Rust
Children:1 son, 1 daughter

Edward B. Rust (May 8, 1883 - September 27, 1958) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California, including at least four apartment buildings.

Early life

Rust was born on a farm in South Pasadena, California, on May 8, 1883.[1] [2] He attended Stanford University from 1902 to 1905, and the University of California, Berkeley from 1906 to 1908.[1]

Career

Rust designed several apartment buildings in Los Angeles, California, including Roberta Apartments at 2424 4th Avenue in South Los Angeles, completed in 1921;[3] the Los Altos Apartments in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style, located at 4121 Wilshire Boulevard and completed in 1925;[4] and the Edwards and Wildey Building at 2160 Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock.[5] His Town House Apartments, located at 80 North Euclid Avenue in Pasadena and completed in 1926,[6] is a contributing property to the Pasadena Civic Center District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

In West Hollywood in 1938, Rust designed a house for Donald L. Linder in the Streamline Moderne style.[8] It was subsequently purchased by actor Anderson Lawler, who rented it to actors Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth.[8]

Rust designed the windmill of the Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries.[2] By the time of his death, he was described by the Los Angeles Times as "a widely known architect."[2]

Personal life and death

Rust was married twice. With his first wife, nee Constance Maclintock, he had a son, and he had a daughter with his second wife, Veronica.[1] They resided in San Gabriel, California.[2]

Rust died on September 27, 1958, in Los Angeles County, California.[1] [9] His funeral was held at the St. Therese Roman Catholic Church in Alhambra,[9] and he was buried at the Resurrection Cemetery in Montello.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward Butler Rust Sr. (Architect) . Pacific Coast Architecture Database . University of Washington . December 29, 2018.
  2. News: Edward Rust, Of Pioneering Family, Dies . December 29, 2018 . Los Angeles Times . September 28, 1958. 61. Newspapers.com. registration .
  3. Web site: Roberta Apartments, Los Angeles, CA (1921) . Pacific Coast Architecture Database . University of Washington . December 29, 2018.
  4. Web site: Los Altos Apartments . Los Angeles Conservancy . December 29, 2018.
  5. Web site: Edwards and Wildey Building, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA . Pacific Coast Architecture Database . University of Washington . December 29, 2018.
  6. Web site: Town House Apartments, Pasadena, CA (1926) . Pacific Coast Architecture Database . University of Washington . December 29, 2018.
  7. Web site: Hays. Catherine S.. [{{NRHP url|id=80000813}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Pasadena Civic Center District]. National Park Service. August 6, 2013. September 15, 1978.
  8. Web site: Linder, Donald L., House, West Hollywood, CA (1938) . Pacific Coast Architecture Database . December 29, 2018.
  9. News: Rust . December 29, 2018 . Independent Star-News . Pasadena, California . September 28, 1958.