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Edward B. Rust
Born	May 8, 1883 South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Died	September 27, 1958 Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Resting place	Resurrection Cemetery, Montebello, California, U.S.
Education	Stanford University University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Architect
Spouses	Constance Maclintock Veronica F. Rust
Children	1 son, 1 daughter

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

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 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.^[3]

Starting in the 1920s, Rust began designing larger projects, mostly hotels and apartment buildings,^[3] including:

Roberta Apartments (1921), 2424 4th Avenue, Los Angeles^[4]

Los Altos Apartments (1925), 4121 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles^[5]
Edwards and Wildey Building, 2160 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock^[6]
Fleur de Lis Apartments, 1825 Whitley Avenue, Los Angeles^[3]
William Penn Hotel, 2208 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles^[3]

Furthermore, Several of Rust's 1920s works have been listed as contributing properties in the National Register of Historic Places, including:

Holly Cinema (1920), 6523 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, part of the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District^[7]
Town House Apartments (1926), 80 North Euclid Avenue, Pasadena,^[8] part of the Pasadena Civic Center District^[9]
Apartment building, 614 South St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles, part of the Westminster Place Historic District^[3]

In 1938, Rust designed a Streamline Moderne-styled house for Donald L. Linder in West Hollywood.^[10] The house was subsequently purchased by Anderson Lawler, who rented it to Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth.^[10]

Rust also designed the Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries windmill.^[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]^[11] His funeral was held at the St. Therese Roman Catholic Church in Alhambra,^[11] and he was buried at the Resurrection Cemetery in Montello.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Michelson, Alan. "Edward Butler Rust Sr. (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Edward Rust, Of Pioneering Family, Dies". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1958. p. 61. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Westminster Place Historic District" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. March 31, 2022.
^ Michelson, Alan. "Roberta Apartments, Los Angeles, CA (1921)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "Los Altos Apartments". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ Michelson, Alan. "Edwards and Wildey Building, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 4, 1985.
^ Michelson, Alan. "Town House Apartments, Pasadena, CA (1926)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ Hays, Catherine S. (September 15, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Pasadena Civic Center District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 6, 2013. Accompanied by photos
^ ^a ^b "Linder, Donald L., House, West Hollywood, CA (1938)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Rust". Independent Star-News. Pasadena, California. September 28, 1958. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

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