Norman F. Marsh.
Listed by the State Board of Architecture from 1903. 9 houses on record, 9 standing.
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Marsh, N. F., certificate A 78, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 67). The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1903, 1920, 1923 and 1926 list him with certificate A 78. The documents behind this record name him as the architect of 9 houses in Pasadena and South Pasadena, built from 1912 to 1916; for all 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.
When was Norman F. Marsh licensed?
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Marsh, N. F., certificate A 78, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 67). The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1903, 1920, 1923 and 1926 list him with certificate A 78.
Where are Norman F. Marsh's houses?
The houses the documents credit to him are in Pasadena (8, all standing) and South Pasadena (1, standing). On the Who Built pages, 8 are in Bungalow Heaven.
Which of Norman F. Marsh's houses are still standing?
The county's record at the same address confirms all 9 standing: 1116 North Mar Vista Avenue, Pasadena, 1175 North Mar Vista Avenue, Pasadena, 1181 North Mar Vista Avenue, Pasadena, 1191 North Mar Vista Avenue, Pasadena, 1278 North Mar Vista Avenue, Pasadena, 1286 North Mar Vista Avenue, Pasadena, 1294 North Mar Vista Avenue, Pasadena, 1328 North Mar Vista Avenue, Pasadena and 1906 Mill Road, South Pasadena.
Who can tell me if Norman F. Marsh 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 Norman F. Marsh 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. 67
- Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1903, p. 43
- 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
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.
- Bungalow Heaven Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 68
- Bungalow Heaven Historic District, National Register of Historic..., pp. 200, 71
- Bungalow Heaven Historic District, National Register of Historic..., pp. 200, 72
- Bungalow Heaven Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 77
- Bungalow Heaven Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 78
- Bungalow Heaven Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 79
- Building notice, Oct. 28, 1916
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