Edward B. Rust

Edward B. Rust (May 8, 1883 - September 27, 1958) was an American architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California.

Early life Rust was born on a farm in South Pasadena, California, on May 8, 1883. He attended Stanford University from 1902 to 1905 and the University of California, Berkeley from 1906 to 1908.

Starting in the 1920s, Rust began designing larger projects Los Altos Apartments (1925) Edwards and Wildey Building Fleur de Lis Apartments Town House Apartments (1926), part of the Pasadena Civic Center District Apartment building at 614 South St. Andrews Place, part of the Westminster Place Historic District The house was subsequently purchased by Anderson Lawler, who rented it to Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. His funeral was held at the St. Therese Roman Catholic Church in Alhambra, and he was buried at the Resurrection Cemetery in Montello.