Van Pelt Family History & Genealogy

Clara Van Pelt of Plainfield, Union County, NJ was born on April 10, 1872, and died at age 100 years old on November 15, 1972.

John Vredenburgh Van Pelt Architect of Landmarks in New York State in the United States and also in Greece. Born February 24, 1874 New Orleans, LA. Died 1962 Nationality USA John Vredenburgh Van Pelt BIRTH 24 Feb 1874 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA DEATH 30 May 1962 (aged 88) Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York, USA BURIAL Willow Glen Cemetery Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID 24763157 · View Source Other names John Van Pelt Occupation Architect 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 New York City. 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. Biography Van Pelt was raised in Philadelphia 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. 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 World War I, he was chairman of inspection committees and later in charge of computing the budget. He was a member and fellow of the American Institute of Architects 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. Church of St. John Nepomucene, New York Works Our Lady of Mercy School (Bronx, New York), Webster Avenue, Bronx, New York, built for $200,000 Joan of Arc Monument on Riverside Drive, 93rd Street, Upper West Side, New York City (Anna Hyatt Huntington, sculptor) Residence of Newton Fassett, in Elmira, New York, built for $45,000 Residence of George E. Hardy, Fishers Island, built for $150,000. Church of the Guardian Angel (New York City) (1930), 10th Avenue at 21st Street. Church, School and Rectory of St. John Nepomuc's Church (New York City), built for $300,000 Our Lady of the Rosary Church (Yonkers, New York) Our Lady of Victory Church (Bronx, New York) St. Ambrose Church (Manhattan) The Gennadeion Library and Residences for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, 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.) Patchogue Village Library Building (1908) St. John the Evangelist Parish School (1907), the SW corner of First Avenue and 56th Street, a four-story brick and stone school (in partnership with Franklin A Green at 333 Fourth Avenue for $80,000. United States Post Office (Patchogue, New York) (1930) Published writings John V. Van Pelt. The Essentials of Composition as Applied to Art. New York: The Macmillan Company, 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 Vredenburgh Van Pelt and Anatole de Baudot (1834–1915), (with text by John V. Van Pelt). Commission des monuments historiques. Selected monuments of French Gothic ArchitectureThe library of architectural documents, vol. III. New York: Pencil Points Press, 1924. John V. Van Pelt. Masterpieces of Spanish Architecture. New York: Pencil Points Press, 1925.

Wiley Van Pelt of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska was born on September 9, 1875, and died at age 92 years old in October 1967.

Anna Van Pelt of Garden Grove, Decatur County, IA was born on November 21, 1878, and died at age 90 years old on June 15, 1969.

Nell I Van Pelt of Louisville, Jefferson County, KY was born on March 7, 1879, and died at age 87 years old on February 15, 1967.

Mary Van Pelt of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on November 4, 1879, and died at age 86 years old in October 1966.

Louis Van Pelt of Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan was born on April 7, 1879, and died at age 95 years old in February 1975.

John Van Pelt of El Paso, White County, Arkansas was born on July 18, 1880, and died at age 89 years old in January 1970.

Helena Van Pelt of Parker, La Paz County, Arizona was born on April 16, 1880, and died at age 94 years old in December 1974.

Helen Van Pelt of Bryn Mawr, Delaware County, Pennsylvania was born on October 30, 1882, and died at age 93 years old in September 1976.

Florence Van Pelt of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California was born on August 22, 1882, and died at age 89 years old in May 1972.

Alphonse Van Pelt was born on October 26, 1883, and died at age 54 years old in February 1938. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alphonse Van Pelt.