Edgar W. Maybury.
Certificate reported 1915. 21 houses on record, 10 standing.
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Maybury, Edgar W., certificate B 869, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 69). The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1920, 1923 and 1926 list him. Architect and Engineer printed his certificate from the State Board of Architecture (vol. 42 (July to Sept. 1915), p. 126; vol. 43 (Oct. to Dec. 1915), p. 105). The documents behind this record name him as the architect of 21 houses in Pasadena, San Marino, Claremont, Alhambra, La Cañada Flintridge and San Gabriel, built from 1924 to 1935; for 10 of them, the Los Angeles County Assessor's record at the same address confirms the house standing.
Every house on record.
Standing houses first, then the rest, each with the name as the documents print it, the builder and the first family where a document names them, and every document behind it.
| House | Built | Style | Named in the documents as | Built by | First family | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2606 Deodar Circle Pasadena | 1924 | Colonial Revival home | Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury Sylvanus Marston Garrett Van Pelt | Herbert L. Hahn | Designation of 2606 Deodar Circle as a Landmark, pp. 1, 4 Standing | |
| 335 Wigmore Drive Pasadena | 1924 | Mediterranean Revival home | Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury Garrett Van Pelt Edgar Maybury | Karl J. Moller | Roy A. and Hannah Shaw | 1924 building notice Pasadena Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic..., pp. 70, 92 Standing |
| 445 Prospect Square Pasadena Prospect Park | 1924 | Colonial Revival home | Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury | Daniel Whetstine | F. & H. M. Hamilton | Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 16 Standing |
| 1125 Armada Drive Pasadena Prospect Park | 1927 | Ranch house | Marston & Maybury Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury Marston | C. R. Greenough | H. V. Ogden; Mr. H. V. Ogden | 1927 building notice Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 35 Standing |
| 725 Holladay Rd Pasadena | 1927 | Maybury | Douglas Morris | Building notice, July 1, 1927 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year) Standing | ||
| 2290 Lombardy Road San Marino | 1927 | Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury Maybury | C. R. Greenough | Roy Munger | 1927 building notice Appendix D. Survey Findings Property List, Final, p. 94 Building notice, June 24, 1927 Standing | |
| 171 South Grand Avenue Pasadena | 1928 | Italian Renaissance Revival home | Marston & Maybury Sylvanus Marston Edgar Maybury Maybury | W. C. Crowell | Josephine P. Everett; Mrs. Everett | 1928 building notice Designation of 171 South Grand Avenue as a Landmark, pp. 11, 1, 2, 8 Designation of the Josephine P. Everett House/Shakespeare Club of..., pp. 2, 6 Building notice, May 25, 1928 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year) Building notice, June 15, 1928 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year) Standing |
| 4230 Chevy Chase Dr La Cañada Flintridge | 1929 | Tudor Revival home | Marston & Maybury MAYBURY | Thomas and Stephenson | H. M. Vanzwoll | 1929 building notice City of La Cañada Flintridge Official Register of Historic Properties, p. 2 La Cañada Flintridge City Council Resolution No. 20-34 amending..., p. 4 City of La Canada Flintridge Official Register of Historic..., p. 2 Standing |
| 3001 Lombardy Road Pasadena | 1933 | Marston & Maybury | Appendix D. Survey Findings Property List, Final, p. 98 Standing | |||
| 1190 Berkeley Avenue Claremont | 1935 | Spanish Colonial home | Marston & Maybury | Claremont Heritage, Historic Properties for Sale, p. 1 Standing | ||
| 1915 Parkview Ave Pasadena | 1924 | Van Pelt & Maybury | John H. Simpson | H. T. Koerner | 1924 building notice Not confirmed at the county | |
| 1471 Beaudry Blvd Pasadena | 1927 | Maybury | Kenneth L. Colburn | Caroline M. Sparr | Building notice, Jan. 28, 1927 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 807 Cameno De las Palmas Pasadena | 1927 | Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury | William C. Crowell | F. E. Stevens | 1927 building notice Not confirmed at the county | |
| 1125 Armanda Dr San Gabriel | 1927 | Maybury | C. R. Greenough | H. V. Ogden | Building notice, Oct. 28, 1927 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 675 Rose Ave. San Marino | 1927 county year 1954 | Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury Maybury | John H. Simpson | Dr. Leroy Sherry | 1927 building notice Building notice, Feb. 4, 1927 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 2955 Lombardy Rd Alhambra | 1928 county year 2007 | Maybury | R. Westcott Co | Mrs. Sarah A. Bender | Building notice, April 20, 1928 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 508 West Eleventh Street Claremont | 1928 | Monterey Colonial home | Marston & Maybury Marston | Clarence Stover | the Alexander G. McKenna family | Claremont Heritage 2022 Home Tour booklet (Home Again!), pp. 1, 13 Not confirmed at the county |
| 125 S. Grand Ave Pasadena | 1928 also given as 1929 | Maybury | Karl J. Moller; Woodhouse Bros | La Vista Hotel Corp | Building notice, July 13, 1928 Building notice, June 14, 1929 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 2586 Oak Knoll Ave San Marino | 1929 | Marston & Maybury Maybury | Henry Bertch and Robert L. Greve | Samuel H. French | 1929 building notice Building notice, Sept. 13, 1929 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 2995 E California Boulevard Pasadena | not given | Marston & Maybury | Appendix D. Survey Findings Property List, Final, p. 98 Not confirmed at the county | |||
| 2995 Lombardy Road Pasadena | not given | Marston & Maybury | Appendix D. Survey Findings Property List, Final, p. 98 Not confirmed at the county |
When was Edgar W. Maybury licensed?
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Maybury, Edgar W., certificate B 869, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 69). The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1920, 1923 and 1926 list him. Architect and Engineer printed his certificate from the State Board of Architecture (vol. 42 (July to Sept. 1915), p. 126; vol. 43 (Oct. to Dec. 1915), p. 105).
Where are Edgar W. Maybury's houses?
The houses the documents credit to him are in Pasadena (13, 7 standing), San Marino (3, 1 standing), Claremont (2, 1 standing), Alhambra (1, none standing), La Cañada Flintridge (1, standing) and San Gabriel (1, none standing). On the Who Built pages, 2 are in Prospect Park.
Which of Edgar W. Maybury's houses are still standing?
The county's record at the same address confirms 10 of the 21 standing: 2606 Deodar Circle, Pasadena, 335 Wigmore Drive, Pasadena, 445 Prospect Square, Pasadena, 1125 Armada Drive, Pasadena, 725 Holladay Rd, Pasadena, 2290 Lombardy Road, San Marino, 171 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena, 4230 Chevy Chase Dr, La Cañada Flintridge, 3001 Lombardy Road, Pasadena and 1190 Berkeley Avenue, Claremont. For the rest, the county shows a later house or a vacant lot at the address, or the address was not matched; each house's row says which.
Who can tell me if Edgar W. Maybury designed my house?
I can check. I'm Greg Anderson of Arroyo Casa. Send me the address and I'll tell you whether a document behind this record names Edgar W. Maybury as its architect, and which document says so.
Where each fact comes from.
The license entries:
- State Board of Architectural Examiners, 1961 roster, numbered list, p. 69
- Sixth Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1920, p. 40
- Seventh Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1923, p. 16
- Eighth Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1926, p. 26
- Architect and Engineer, vol. 42 (July to Sept. 1915), p. 126
- Architect and Engineer, vol. 43 (Oct. to Dec. 1915), p. 105
The house documents, each linked from its row above. A building notice is cited by its date; the notices are described on the main page.
- Designation of 2606 Deodar Circle as a Landmark, pp. 1, 4
- 1924 building notice
- Pasadena Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic..., pp. 70, 92
- Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 16
- 1927 building notice
- Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 35
- Building notice, July 1, 1927 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year)
- Appendix D. Survey Findings Property List, Final, p. 94
- Building notice, June 24, 1927
- 1928 building notice
- Designation of 171 South Grand Avenue as a Landmark, pp. 11, 1, 2, 8
- Designation of the Josephine P. Everett House/Shakespeare Club of..., pp. 2, 6
- Building notice, May 25, 1928 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year)
- Building notice, June 15, 1928 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year)
- 1929 building notice
- City of La Cañada Flintridge Official Register of Historic Properties, p. 2
- La Cañada Flintridge City Council Resolution No. 20-34 amending..., p. 4
- City of La Canada Flintridge Official Register of Historic..., p. 2
- Appendix D. Survey Findings Property List, Final, p. 98
- Claremont Heritage, Historic Properties for Sale, p. 1
- Building notice, Jan. 28, 1927
- Building notice, Oct. 28, 1927
- Building notice, Feb. 4, 1927
- Building notice, April 20, 1928
- Claremont Heritage 2022 Home Tour booklet (Home Again!), pp. 1, 13
- Building notice, July 13, 1928
- Building notice, June 14, 1929
- Building notice, Sept. 13, 1929
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