Norman Foote Marsh

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Norman Foote Marsh (July 16, 1871 - September 5, 1955) [1] [2] was an American architect based in Los Angeles, California who worked mostly in California and Arizona.

He was born in Upper Alton, Illinois. He obtained a B.S. degree from the College of Engineering and School of Architecture at the University of Illinois in 1897. He moved to Los Angeles in 1900. [1]

Among his accomplishments is serving as principal architect for the design and construction of the City of Venice, California in 1906, working for the developer Abbott Kinney. Venice's design includes canals and a central district along Windward Avenue with the look of an Italian Renaissance street. [1]

He designed more than 20 churches in the Los Angeles area (in Pasadena, Glendale, San Jose, Long Beach) and seven or more churches in San Diego. He designed houses in Hollywood and Ojai and elsewhere for prominent persons. He designed dozens of elementary and secondary schools and some University buildings in Arizona and California. [1]

He was a partner in Marsh, Smith & Powell, along with partner Herbert Powell. [3]

A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

Works by Marsh or the firm include:

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