Edward B. Rust

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:

• 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]

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]