Marston, Van Pelt, & Maybury and associated partnership names were architects in Pasadena, California.
Marston, Van Pelt, & Maybury and associated partnership names were architects in Pasadena, California.
Partners were Sylvanus Marston (1883-1946), [1] Garrett Van Pelt (1879-1972) [2] and Edgar Maybury. The firm designed hundreds of custom homes in the Pasadena area. [3]
A number of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [4]
Works include (with attribution):
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