John Vredenburgh Van Pelt

John Vredenburgh Van Pelt, F.A.I.A., A.D.G.F., (February 24, 1874 – May 30, 1962) was an architectural historian, author, and American architect active in early to mid-twentieth-century New York City. He was a partner in Green & Van Pelt, in Thompson & Van Pelt (1925), and Van Pelt, Hardy & Goubert (1928–1930). He had his offices in New York City and Patchogue, Long Island.

Biography Van Pelt was born in New Orleans and attended private schools there until attending the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1904, he worked for Carrère and Hastings. Residence of Newton Fassett, in Elmira, New York, built for $45,000 St. Ambrose Church (Manhattan)

Published writings A Discussion of Composition, Especially as Applied to Architecture, 1902. Later edition: The Essentials of Composition as Applied to Art. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1913. Architecture Toscane-the Library of Architectural Documents, Volume 1-Palais, Maisons Et Autres Edifices De La Toscane, Volume 2-D'Espouy-Fragments D'Architecture Antique (preface and introduction). New York: Pencil Points Press, 1923.

Masterpieces of Spanish Architecture. New York: Pencil Points Press, 1925.