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Architect
Sylvanus Marston & Garrett Van Pelt
1914–1940Spanish Colonial Revival, English Tudor, Mediterranean Revival

Architect
Formed in 1914 in Pasadena, this partnership combined Sylvanus Marston's Cornell education with Garrett Van Pelt's design innovation to create the Pasadena Style. The firm was instrumental in developing the aesthetic of Southern California's early 20th-century residential architecture. They are noted for their prolific output of sophisticated Period Revival homes.
Architect biographies sourced from the Los Angeles Conservancy.