Edward B. Rust (May 8, 1883 - September 27, 1958) was an American architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California.
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]
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:
Furthermore, several of Rust's 1920s works have been listed as contributing properties in the National Register of Historic Places, including:
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]
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]
