John Vredenburgh Van Pelt, F.A.I.A., A.D.G.F., (February 24, 1874 – 1962) was an architectural historian, author, and American architect active in early to mid-twentieth-century

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. He was a partner in Green & Van Pelt (1906), in Thompson & Van Pelt (1925), and Van Pelt, Hardy & Goubert (1928–1930). He had his offices in New York City and Patchogue, Long Island."Questionnaire for Architects’ Roster and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works May 6, 1946

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

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. In 1904, he worked for

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. His offices were on 45 West 45th Street, New York City (sharing office space with the architectural firm of Weiskopf & Pickworth), and Roe Boulevard, West, Patchogue, Long Island, New York. During

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, he was chairman of inspection committees and later in charge of computing the budget. He was a member and fellow of the

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and chairman of the Public Information Committee, a member of the Societe des Architectes Diplomes, Paris, member of the Beaux Arts Society of New York, and for several years secretary of the Finer Arts Federation, and Patchogue Chamber of Commerce.

Works

* St. John the Evangelist Parish School SWC of First Avenue and 56th Street, a four-story brick and stone school, with fellow architect Franklin A. Green, NYC (1907) * Patchogue Village Library Building, Patchogue, New York (1908) *

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(1911) * Nippon Club, at 161 West 93rd Street, NYC (1912) * plinth, Joan of Arc Monument on Riverside Drive, 93rd Street,

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, sculptor) (1915) * Church, School and Rectory of Church of St. John Nepomucene, NYC, built for $300,000 (1925) 411 E. 66th St. & First Avenue (192
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and Residences for the

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, built for $375,000 in Greece (but if in America would have cost $1,150,000 with marble carving being done by refugees from Smyrna) (1926) *

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(1930) * Church of the Guardian Angel (New York City) (1930), 10th Avenue at 21st Street. * Residence of Newton Fassett, in

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, built for $45,000 * Residence of George E. Hardy,

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, built for $150,000. * school, Our Lady of Mercy, Webster Avenue,

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, built for $200,000 * Our Lady of the Rosary Church (Yonkers, New York) * St. Ambrose Church (Manhattan)

Published writings

*John V. Van Pelt. ''The Essentials of Composition as Applied to Art.'' New York:

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, 1913. *John Vredenburgh Van Pelt I(preface and introduction). ''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''. New York: Pencil Points Press, 1923. * *John V. Van Pelt
''Masterpieces of Spanish Architecture.''
New York: Pencil Points Press, 1925.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Pelt, John V. 1874 births 1962 deaths American people of Dutch descent Architects from New York City People from Patchogue, New York Architects from New Orleans Companies based in Manhattan Defunct architecture firms based in New York City American ecclesiastical architects Architects of Roman Catholic churches Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Beaux Arts architects