Edward B. Rust (May 8, 1883 - September 27, 1958) was an American architect who designed many buildings in

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Early life

Rust was born on a farm in

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, on May 8, 1883. He attended Stanford University from 1902 to 1905 and the

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from 1906 to 1908.

Career

Rust worked as a secretary at Ye Planry Building Company before starting his own architectural firm in 1913. His early work was mostly craftsman-styled single family houses and bungalows. Starting in the 1920s, Rust began designing larger projects, mostly hotels and apartment buildings, including: * Roberta Apartments (1921), 2424 4th Avenue,

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(1925), 4121

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* Edwards and Wildey Building, 2160

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* Fleur de Lis Apartments, 1825 Whitley Avenue, Los Angeles * William Penn Hotel, 2208 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles Furthermore, several of Rust's 1920s works have been listed as

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in the

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, including:

* Holly Cinema (1920), 6523

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, part of the

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* Town House Apartments (1926), 80 North Euclid Avenue,

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, part of the

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* Apartment building, 614 South St. Andrews Place,

, part of the

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In 1938, Rust designed a

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-styled house for Donald L. Linder in

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. The house was subsequently purchased by

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, who rented it to

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and

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. Rust also designed the

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windmill. By the time of his death, he was described by the ''

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'' as "a widely known architect."

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. They resided in

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rust, Edward B. 1883 births 1958 deaths People from South Pasadena, California People from San Gabriel, California Stanford University alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Architects from Los Angeles