Finding Aid for the Garrett Van Pelt architectural drawings and photographs, circa 1927-circa 1967 0000189

Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino; revised by Julia Larson, 2019.

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.

Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum

Arts Building Room 1434

University of California

Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130

805-893-2724

adc@museum.ucsb.edu

11/8/2012

Title: Garrett Van Pelt architectural drawings and photographs

Identifier/Call Number: 0000189

Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 7.0 Linear feet ( 1 box and 3 flat file folders)

Date (inclusive): circa 1927-circa 1967

Location note: 1/2 record storage box/ADC regular 4 Flat File Folders/ADC - flat files misc.

creator: Van Pelt, Garrett, 1879-1972

Access

Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Custodial History note

Gift of Eleanor R. Nance, 1996.

Preferred Citation note

Garrett Van Pelt drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Biographical/Historical note

Garrett Van Pelt Jr. was born in Wisconsin in 1879. In 1913 he was hired as a draftsman by Sylvanus B. Marston whose office was in Pasadena, California. A year later the two became partners and in 1922 Edgar Maybury joined the partnership. Six years later in 1928 Van Pelt went into practice independently. Van Pelt moved to Santa Barbara circa 1955. Over the course of his career, his more notable projects include: the Arcade building, the Garford house, and the Roy E. Mayo residence. Garrett Van Pelt died in 1972.

Scope and Content note

The Garrett Van Pelt drawings span 7 linear feet and date from circa 1927 to circa 1967. The collection is composed of three flat file folders containing architectural drawings and reprographic copies for the following projects: the Roy E. Mayo or Pepper Hill residence (1965), additions and alterations to the El Paseo El Presidio restaurant (1956-1959), and additions and alterations for the Harold Mathers residence (1965-1967). All drawings and reprographic copies pertain to projects in the Santa Barbara region.

The collection also contains a half record storage box of negatives and photographic prints of projects Van Pelt as well as some of his partners, namely the firm of Marston, Van Pelt & Mayberry and Van Pelt and George Lind, designed. The projects that are documented in this form include: W.H. Peters Estate, Annandale Gardens, John Bancroft residence, Bassett residence, Dunbaugh residence, The Elite Inc., W.G. Frasner residence, Eleanor Hague residence, Harbison residence, Hill residence, Jurgen Store, Kellog residence, J.E. Killian residence, King residence, McCormick residence, McKeller residence, Norris residence, Colonel Noyes residence, Owsleg residence, Peters Building, Prentiss Fulmor residence, Recreation Building (Santa Barbara), Reding residence, Herbert E. Robins residence, S. Slocum residence, Thorson residence, 1212 S. El Molino residence, and a small photograph of a curved gate. Circa 90 4x5 negatives document a trip to Italy.

The collection also contains reprographic copies of architectural drawings for the Judson Stone and WM. O. Melcher guest house, which was moved here from the James De Long collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Van Pelt, Garrett, 1879-1972

Architectural drawings

Negatives

Photographic prints

Presentation drawings (proposals)

Reprographic copies

Projects I. 1924-1967

Physical Description: 7.0 Linear feet

Scope and Contents note

This series of projects contains three flat file folders and one box of photographs of projects by Van Pelt. The majority of the photographs are of private residences designed by Van Pelt in the 1930s through the 1960s, most in the Santa Barbara area.

Box 1, Folder 1

Anandale Gardens circa 1938

Scope and Contents note

2 negatives of exterior of housing court.

Box 1, Folder 2

Bancroft, John house circa 1938

Scope and Contents note

5 negatives of the interior and exterior of the residence.

Box 1, Folder 3

Basset house circa 1937

Scope and Contents note

3 negatives of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 4

Dunbaugh house circa 1937

Scope and Contents note

6 negatives of interior and exterior of house

Drawer 543, FlatFile 1

El Presidio Properties El Paseo/El Presidio restaurant (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 1956-1959

Scope and Contents note

14 reprographic copies of drawings of plans, sections, elevations, and details for alterations and additions to the property, including plans by Chester Carjola, in 1946.

Box 1, Folder 5

Elite Inc., The circa 1937

Scope and Contents note

4 negatives of interior and exterior of cleaning and dying business

Box 1, Folder 6

Frasner, W.G. house circa 1929

Scope and Contents note

7 negatives of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 7

Hague, Eleanor house circa 1936

Scope and Contents note

One negative of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 8

Harbison house circa 1929

Scope and Contents note

6 negatives of interior and exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 9

Hill house circa 1939

Scope and Contents note

5 negatives of interior of house

Box 1, Folder 10

Jurgensen's Fine Foods store (Pasadena, Calif.) circa 1936

Scope and Contents note

3 negatives of exterior of store

Box 1, Folder 11

Killian, J.E. house circa 1929

Scope and Contents note

5 negatives of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 12

King house (Flintridge, Calif.) circa 1931

Scope and Contents note

2 negatives of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 13

Kellog house circa 1929

Scope and Contents note

15 negatives of exterior of house

Drawer 543, FlatFile 2

Mathers, G. Harold house 1050 Cold Springs Rd. (Montecito, Calif.) 1966-1967

Scope and Contents note

33 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, details, and site maps for alterations and additions.

Drawer 543, FlatFile 3

Mayo, Roy E. house Corona De La Cuesta Pepper Hill (Montecito, Calif.) 1965

Scope and Contents note

37 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, details, renderings, and one full color presentation board.

Box 1, Folder 14

McCormick house (Pacific Palisades, Calif.?) circa 1929

Scope and Contents note

6 negatives of exterior of house and gate

Box 1, Folder 15

McKeller house circa 1937

Scope and Contents note

2 negatives of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 16

Norris house circa 1929

Scope and Contents note

14 negatives of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 17

Noyes, Colonel house circa 1936

Scope and Contents note

5 negatives of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 18

Owsleg house circa 1932

Scope and Contents note

4 negatives of exterior and interior of house

Box 1, Folder 19

Peters, W.H. house (Pasadena, Calif.) undated

Scope and Contents note

One photograph of estate with house and grounds

Box 1, Folder 20

Peters building for Hunter, Dulin, & Co. circa 1928

Scope and Contents note

2 negatives of exterior of building

Box 1, Folder 21

Prentiss, Fulmor house circa 1935

Scope and Contents note

8 negatives of interior and exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 22

Recreation building (Santa Barbara, Calif.) circa 1944

Scope and Contents note

2 negatives of drawings of elevations and plans for building

Box 1, Folder 23

Redding house circa 1929

Scope and Contents note

3 negatives of interior and exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 24

Robbins, Herbert house (Beverly Hills, Calif.) circa 1929

Scope and Contents note

2 negatives of exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 25

Slocum, S. house (San Marino, Calif.) circa 1929-1931

Scope and Contents note

14 negatives of exterior of house

Drawer 543, FlatFile 4

Stone, Judson & Melcher, William guest house 15040 Corona Del Mar (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 1930

Scope and Contents note

4 drawings of plans, elevations, and details. Possibly part of McCormick estate.

Box 1, Folder 26

Thorson house circa 1933

Scope and Contents note

6 negatives of interior and exterior of house

Box 1, Folder 27

Unidentified undated

Scope and Contents note

One unidentified photograph of gate

Box 1, Folder 28

1212 S. El Molino (Pasadena, Calif.) circa 1927

Scope and Contents note

11 negatives of interior and exterior of house

Drawer 543, FlatFile 5

Valmonte Plaza (Palos Verdes, Calif.) 1924

Scope and Contents note

One page from Los Angeles Times advertising plaza.

Box 1, Folder 29

Van Pelt trip to Europe undated

Scope and Contents note

89 negatives of European buildings, predominantly Italy.