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Architect
Garrett Van Pelt Jr.
1914–1972Mediterranean Revival, Spanish Colonial, Tudor Revival
Born in 1913 in Wisconsin and educated at the Art Institute of Chicago, Garrett Van Pelt Jr. was a prominent Pasadena architect and a partner in the influential firm Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury, founded in 1922. He was known as the artist of the firm, bringing a lightness and scale to Mediterranean and Period Revival designs. He practiced independently after 1928 and was elevated to Fellow of the AIA in 1964.
Notable: Arcade Building, Garford House, Roy E. Mayo Residence, Grace Nicholson BuildingWikipedia
Residences
1 home
Architect biographies sourced from the Los Angeles Conservancy.