Background
Robert D. Farquhar (1872-1967) was one of the foremost California architects of the early
20th century. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to David Webber Farquhar (1844-1905) and Sarah
Malvia Joslyn in 1872. He was educated at Phillips Exter Academy and Harvard University
before studying architecture at MIT and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1903, he
married tennis championMarion Jones. The couple had three children; David Farquhar, John
Percival Farquhar and Colin Farquhar.Note: this list is not exhaustive.
El Mirasol (1905), Santa Barbara
Mrs. Christian Herter Residence (1905), Santa Barbara
Adelbert and Eva Feynes Residence (1906), Pasadena
Barlow Medical Library (1907), Los Angeles
O.T. Higgins Residence (1908), Redlands
Herman Blumenthal Residence (ca. 1908)(building improvement), Los Angeles
Dr. Robert P. McReynolds Residence (ca. 1908), Los Angeles
E.R. Kellam Residence (1908), Pasdadena
Santa Monica Board of Education, Washington School (1908), Santa Monica
Major General J.P.Story Residence (1909), Pasadena
Dwight Lefferts Residence (1910), Redlands
Gorham Residence (1910), Santa Monica
Henry Weyse/Charles Morris Residence (1910), Santa Monica
Thomasella H. Graham Residence (ca. 1910), Sierra Madre
Johnson Bransford Residence (1911), Nashville
R.D. Farquhar Residence (1911), Santa Monica
Roy Jones Residence (1911) (attributed), Santa Monica
Robert A. Rowan Residence (1911), Pasadena
Ralph Burnham Residence (1912), Riverside
Eugene H. Bragg Residence (1912), Pasadena
Chateau Bradbury (1912), Duarte
Dr. Haynes Residence (1912), Los Angeles
Charles Eaton Residence (1913), San Marino
Torrance Public Library, Central Libary (1913), Torrance
Panama-Pacific International Exposition's Festival Hall (1915), San Francisco
John S.Craven's Estate Pool (1916), Pasadena
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (1924-1926), Los Angeles
Alice McManus Clark Memorial Library (1926), University of Nevada, Reno
Clark Mausoleum (1924), Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles
Thomas C. Marlowe Residence (1921), Pasadena
Canfield-Moreno Estate (1923), Los Angeles
Harry Cohn House (1927), Los Angeles
Richard I. Rogers Residence (ca. 1927), Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills High School (1928), Beverly Hills
California Club (1929), Los Angeles
Marion MacNeil Smith Residence, (1931), Azuza
William H. Tippett Residence (1932), Del Mar
Clark Memorial Hall (1932), University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
Owlwood-Roland Arnall Mansion (1936), Los Angeles
Mr. and Mrs. James Whittlesey Residence (1937), La Jolla
Harold McCormick Residence (1939), Beverly Hills
William Garland Residence (1940), Pebble Beach
The Pentagon (1941-1942), Arlington County, Virginia
Browning Building (1948), Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Mr.and Mrs. Billy Workman Residence, Los Angeles
Mrs. H.L. MacNeil Residence, Los Angeles
Hanson Moore Residence, Los Angeles
J.T.Lindley Residence, Azuza
Florence Brown Residence, Bel Air
Ada McCormicks' Father's Residence, Idaho
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Quinn Residence, Holmby Hills
Francis Farquhar Residence
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stroud Residence, Santa Monica
Harvey Mudd Residence, Beverly Hills
Mrs. Fudger Residence
Studio for Alice Lewisohn Crowley at "Crossroads", Ossining, New York
Mrs. Wesley C. Mitchell Residence, Stamford, Connecticut
Walter P. Lewisohn Residence. The Mill, Hunter's Creek
Jim Page-LA Library Branch
Stevens Residence