ROBERT BIOGRAPHY S STANTON, '11 Urithit,&11, DirraiD 4 Saturday, Sept. 3,1983. 010•lrri Morirelygy Deaths Public Library *. - California RooA Robert Stantot n, Architect And Civic Lec ider, Dies at 83 Robert Stanton, ptominent Architect and civic leader who designed Mon· lerey Peninsula College, the Monterey County Courthouse In Salinas, Walter Colton Junior High School and numer- ous other commercial buildings, schools and home@ in the Peninsula area, dked Thursday at his Carmel Val- ley home after a long illness. He was 83. Besides acting as architect for many i buildingg in Monterey County, Mr, i Stanton supervised construction of homes for such notable as Bob Hope, : King C. Gillette, E.L. Doheny, Fred. eric March, and King ™or - and, for Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, the famous "Pleldalr" at Beverty Hills. He served as president of the Mon- terey County Symphony Association, the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Community Chest, Monterey Hia- tory and Art Association, the Old Mon- torey Bicentennial and the Monterey Bay chapter of the American Institute g of Architects. "He was a man of elegance and style and lent a certain old·world quality to our profession," Bald Nathaniel Owingii of the San Francisco architectural firm 01 Skidmore, Owings and Merrm. "He was a great presence, a fine person and a good citizen who contributed much to the community life of Monterey." Born Jan. 16,1900, in Detroit, Mich., Mr. Stanton was educated in the public schools of Michigan end California. In 1918 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, re- reiving an honorable discharge in 1919 aR seaman second class. He graduated Illeratd Pt©lo) ROBERT STANTON ... 4 1972 file photo from Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles In 1921, then attended the Uni- veratty of California, School of Engi neering, from let-23. On Dec. 8, 1922, he married Virginia Young, whom he met when they were both working on a stage Bet as Berkeley students. He is reported lo have propmed to his future bride by saying, "For 10 cents Id marry you. " And she is reported to have quickly produced a dime from her pocket. The couple moved to tile Peht*Bula In 1925- He was a general contractor and de slgner of residential work on the Peran- sula from 192+28, then took Charge of all building supervision for architect WaUace Neff of Pasadena from 1926-29. During this period he supervised con- struction of the Gillette, Doheny, March and Vidor homes am well aa "Pickfair." He rejumed his studies at the Univer- slty of California at Berkeley In 1930, completing his architectural training in 1933 and in 1934 passed the California State Architectural Examination. From 1934-35 he was associated with , · Neff as a partner in construction and 'presentation to the public of the first pre-fabricated, factory-built house in the west. 'it was named "Moneymoon Cottage" by Mary Pickford and ap· peared on the front page of the Chris- tiho Science Monitor. But the house was too far ahead of its time to be placed into mass production. In 1933 he began his own careeras an architect by opening offices in the Del Monte Hotel. In 1941 he moved hle of. fices to Los Angeles at the request of ' . the U.S. Government Federal Works Agency, Which selected lum to do three hospital additions and to be the con,ult- ant ona fourth hospital during the war. ln 1943 he reopened his office io Pebble Beach, and 10 1946 was selected by the Advisory Board of the California State Bureau of Hospitals to be Its con sulting architect, a position he held in addition to his by-now large private ar- chltectural practlce. In 1946, Mr. Stanton'* name was In- cluded on the initial roster of hospital architects approved by the American ; HoNpitai Association, Mr. Stanton moved his office to Car- mel in 1948, and shortly thereafter the organizatjon tgrew to approximately 40 persons, many of whom later attained ; prominence as architects In their own f · right. , v' During 1953-64 he served with the : Senate Interim Committee on Public Works for tile state of California, and · acted as consultant to the NaUonal Committee on Hospitals for the Amerl- can Institute of Archlte€18. In 1956 he made an extensive tour of Europe, concentrating on hospitals in the Scandinavian countries, grld did considerable work at the Army Lan- guage School and Fort Ord from 1956- 57. He also restored and remodeled the Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel, and - in 1967-68 he restored and remodeled St. John's Chapel, Monterey. Among California schools designed by Mr. Stanton are Monterey Peninsula College; David Avenue Elementaly School, Pacific Grove; Monte Vista Elementary School, Monterey; Del Rey Woods Elementary School, Mon· terey; Pacific Grove Union High School; and Khoolg and school build- Ings in King City, Fresno, Morgan Hill, Petaluma, Sianta Cruz, Napa and Corralitos. He also designed Monterey County Hospital; Salinas Valley Memorial Hos- pital, San Benito County Hospital, and ' hospitals in Marin County, San Dlego, San Bernardlno, Lynwood, Pago Rob. les, San Andreas, Martposa, Modesto and San Rafael. He worked on the design of the mam- ter plan for the Presidio of Monterey and designed buildings for the Presldio, for Fort Ord and for Hunter Liggett ReservaUon. He prepared a cultural 1 master plan for Sunset Center in Car- mel in 1975. He designed the Normandle Inn In Carmel, the Bille Bell Beaker in Mon- terey, and nulnerous homes in Carmel, Pebble Beach, Monterey, Pacific Grove. Hollister, Los Angeles, North Hollywood, Marygville and Palm Degert, as well as his own residence in Carmel Valley, which was in 1949 the subject of an entire issue of House Beautiful magazine. He also played a large part in the preservation of Monterey adobes and | the Flrst Brick House as chairman or the Committee on Architecture of the Monterey History and Art Association. In 1972, Mr. Stanton was named a fellow in the American Institute of Ar- chltects, the flrst member of the Mon- terey Bay Chapter of AIA to be so honored. He wag a dlrector of the California Council of AIA from 195940 He was abgo a member of the Ameri· can Hospital Association, the Califor- nia Hospital Association, the Associ· ation of Western Hospitals, the California Association 01 School Ad- miniatraton, the Cypres Point Club, the Old Capital Club, tbe Monterey Peninsula Country Club the Navy League and the American Legion. During Ronald Reagan's first year as governor of Ctifornia, In 1967, Mr. Stanton was a volunteer member of a special task loree to reduce spending in the exemilive branch. 10 1082, Mr. Stanton and his wife Vir- ginia were honored at a tribute to his tile and work held at the Monterey Con- ference Center, where a musical pro- duction recalled many of the mile- stories in his life, and a featured attraction was the refreation of a bed Mr. Stanton designed In 1939 for Mr. and Mri. Salvador Da}t for a party at the old Del Monte Hotel. Mr. Stanton's hobby was mugic. and for one season In the 1930£ he sang with the San Francisco Opera Company. his rich baritone voice having been heard in 10 opens. i . FrlendB and business assoctates Fri- I day expressed their sorrow at learning of Mr. Stanton's death. Reti MeNulty, architect and mem- bet of the Carmel Planning Commis- siGn, Bald he went to Work for Mr. Stan- ton In 1949 and worked for him for three years. "I got quite uck al one time and I remember that he offered to give his own blood if 1 needed It for a trans- fusion. l was ju0t one poor lowly drafts· man in his office, and I wag @slounded. But that was the lUnd of guy he was." Fred Keeble, of the Monterey firm of Keeble and Rhoda, architects, de- scrlbed Mr. Stanton as "a truly fine , architect in every senae of the word " "He never allowed the oost or tee to detennine the time and effort ex- pell€led on a project," Keeble said, "Regardless of its size or importance the end result was all that mattered. "He gave numerous architects who are now practicing in the area the It start," Keeble said. 20=Cl 6 SI96St,9I28 9I:2.II002-2.0-8 02/07/2001WED17:06FAX8316465618 MTRYPUBLICLIBRARY 0002 . , OCR Text: ROBERT BIOGRAPHY S STANTON, '11 Urithit,&11, DirraiD 4 Saturday, Sept. 3,1983. 010•lrri Morirelygy Deaths Public Library *. - California RooA Robert Stantot n, Architect And Civic Lec ider, Dies at 83 Robert Stanton, ptominent Architect and civic leader who designed Mon· lerey Peninsula College, the Monterey County Courthouse In Salinas, Walter Colton Junior High School and numer- ous other commercial buildings, schools and home@ in the Peninsula area, dked Thursday at his Carmel Val- ley home after a long illness. He was 83. Besides acting as architect for many i buildingg in Monterey County, Mr, i Stanton supervised construction of homes for such notable as Bob Hope, : King C. Gillette, E.L. Doheny, Fred. eric March, and King ™or - and, for Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, the famous "Pleldalr" at Beverty Hills. He served as president of the Mon- terey County Symphony Association, the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Community Chest, Monterey Hia- tory and Art Association, the Old Mon- torey Bicentennial and the Monterey Bay chapter of the American Institute g of Architects. "He was a man of elegance and style and lent a certain old·world quality to our profession," Bald Nathaniel Owingii of the San Francisco architectural firm 01 Skidmore, Owings and Merrm. "He was a great presence, a fine person and a good citizen who contributed much to the community life of Monterey." Born Jan. 16,1900, in Detroit, Mich., Mr. Stanton was educated in the public schools of Michigan end California. In 1918 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, re- reiving an honorable discharge in 1919 aR seaman second class. He graduated Illeratd Pt©lo) ROBERT STANTON ... 4 1972 file photo from Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles In 1921, then attended the Uni- veratty of California, School of Engi neering, from let-23. On Dec. 8, 1922, he married Virginia Young, whom he met when they were both working on a stage Bet as Berkeley students. He is reported lo have propmed to his future bride by saying, "For 10 cents Id marry you. " And she is reported to have quickly produced a dime from her pocket. The couple moved to tile Peht*Bula In 1925- He was a general contractor and de slgner of residential work on the Peran- sula from 192 28, then took Charge of all building supervision for architect WaUace Neff of Pasadena from 1926-29. During this period he supervised con- struction of the Gillette, Doheny, March and Vidor homes am well aa "Pickfair." He rejumed his studies at the Univer- slty of California at Berkeley In 1930, completing his architectural training in 1933 and in 1934 passed the California State Architectural Examination. From 1934-35 he was associated with , · Neff as a partner in construction and 'presentation to the public of the first pre-fabricated, factory-built house in the west. 'it was named "Moneymoon Cottage" by Mary Pickford and ap· peared on the front page of the Chris- tiho Science Monitor. But the house was too far ahead of its time to be placed into mass production. In 1933 he began his own careeras an architect by opening offices in the Del Monte Hotel. In 1941 he moved hle of. fices to Los Angeles at the request of ' . the U.S. Government Federal Works Agency, Which selected lum to do three hospital additions and to be the con,ult- ant ona fourth hospital during the war. ln 1943 he reopened his office io Pebble Beach, and 10 1946 was selected by the Advisory Board of the California State Bureau of Hospitals to be Its con sulting architect, a position he held in addition to his by-now large private ar- chltectural practlce. In 1946, Mr. Stanton'* name was In- cluded on the initial roster of hospital architects approved by the American ; HoNpitai Association, Mr. Stanton moved his office to Car- mel in 1948, and shortly thereafter the organizatjon tgrew to approximately 40 persons, many of whom later attained ; prominence as architects In their own f · right. , v' During 1953-64 he served with the : Senate Interim Committee on Public Works for tile state of California, and · acted as consultant to the NaUonal Committee on Hospitals for the Amerl- can Institute of Archlte€18. In 1956 he made an extensive tour of Europe, concentrating on hospitals in the Scandinavian countries, grld did considerable work at the Army Lan- guage School and Fort Ord from 1956- 57. He also restored and remodeled the Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel, and - in 1967-68 he restored and remodeled St. John's Chapel, Monterey. Among California schools designed by Mr. Stanton are Monterey Peninsula College; David Avenue Elementaly School, Pacific Grove; Monte Vista Elementary School, Monterey; Del Rey Woods Elementary School, Mon· terey; Pacific Grove Union High School; and Khoolg and school build- Ings in King City, Fresno, Morgan Hill, Petaluma, Sianta Cruz, Napa and Corralitos. He also designed Monterey County Hospital; Salinas Valley Memorial Hos- pital, San Benito County Hospital, and ' hospitals in Marin County, San Dlego, San Bernardlno, Lynwood, Pago Rob. les, San Andreas, Martposa, Modesto and San Rafael. He worked on the design of the mam- ter plan for the Presidio of Monterey and designed buildings for the Presldio, for Fort Ord and for Hunter Liggett ReservaUon. He prepared a cultural 1 master plan for Sunset Center in Car- mel in 1975. He designed the Normandle Inn In Carmel, the Bille Bell Beaker in Mon- terey, and nulnerous homes in Carmel, Pebble Beach, Monterey, Pacific Grove. Hollister, Los Angeles, North Hollywood, Marygville and Palm Degert, as well as his own residence in Carmel Valley, which was in 1949 the subject of an entire issue of House Beautiful magazine. He also played a large part in the preservation of Monterey adobes and | the Flrst Brick House as chairman or the Committee on Architecture of the Monterey History and Art Association. In 1972, Mr. Stanton was named a fellow in the American Institute of Ar- chltects, the flrst member of the Mon- terey Bay Chapter of AIA to be so honored. He wag a dlrector of the California Council of AIA from 195940 He was abgo a member of the Ameri· can Hospital Association, the Califor- nia Hospital Association, the Associ· ation of Western Hospitals, the California Association 01 School Ad- miniatraton, the Cypres Point Club, the Old Capital Club, tbe Monterey Peninsula Country Club the Navy League and the American Legion. During Ronald Reagan's first year as governor of Ctifornia, In 1967, Mr. Stanton was a volunteer member of a special task loree to reduce spending in the exemilive branch. 10 1082, Mr. Stanton and his wife Vir- ginia were honored at a tribute to his tile and work held at the Monterey Con- ference Center, where a musical pro- duction recalled many of the mile- stories in his life, and a featured attraction was the refreation of a bed Mr. Stanton designed In 1939 for Mr. and Mri. Salvador Da}t for a party at the old Del Monte Hotel. Mr. Stanton's hobby was mugic. and for one season In the 1930£ he sang with the San Francisco Opera Company. his rich baritone voice having been heard in 10 opens. i . FrlendB and business assoctates Fri- I day expressed their sorrow at learning of Mr. Stanton's death. Reti MeNulty, architect and mem- bet of the Carmel Planning Commis- siGn, Bald he went to Work for Mr. Stan- ton In 1949 and worked for him for three years. "I got quite uck al one time and I remember that he offered to give his own blood if 1 needed It for a trans- fusion. l was ju0t one poor lowly drafts· man in his office, and I wag @slounded. But that was the lUnd of guy he was." Fred Keeble, of the Monterey firm of Keeble and Rhoda, architects, de- scrlbed Mr. Stanton as "a truly fine , architect in every senae of the word " "He never allowed the oost or tee to detennine the time and effort ex- pell€led on a project," Keeble said, "Regardless of its size or importance the end result was all that mattered. "He gave numerous architects who are now practicing in the area the It start," Keeble said. 20=Cl 6 SI96St,9I28 9I:2.II002-2.0-8 02/07/2001WED17:06FAX8316465618 MTRYPUBLICLIBRARY 0002 . , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,S through T File names,Stanton, Robert,STANTON, ROBERT ARCHITECT_005.pdf,STANTON, ROBERT ARCHITECT_005.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: ROBERT ARCHITECT_005.PDF,STANTON, STANTON, ROBERT ARCHITECT_005.pdf 1 Page 1