SYLVANUS MARSTON: Pasadena's Quintessential Architect
Santa Monica: Hennessey + Ingalls, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and dated by Kathleen Tuttle on the title page. Marston (1883-1946) was instrumental in establishing Pasadena, California as a winter resort and then as a thriving community. He and his firm designed nearly 1000 projects, many of which still survive, including cottages and additions to resort hotels, notable commercial and civic buildings such as the Pacific Asia Museum, and the earliest bungalow court. His residential designs span the range of styles from the Arts and Crafts through English Tudor and Monterey Colonial to, most importantly, Mediterranean Revival. Quarto: 162 p. with numerous textual illustrations. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Fine / Fine. Item #74120
ISBN: 094051219X
Price: $40.00