Norman Foote Marsh

Norman Foote Marsh (July 16, 1871 - September 5, 1955) was an American architect in practice in Los Angeles from 1900 until his retirement in 1945.

He was educated in the Upper Alton public schools and at Shurtleff College and the University of Illinois, graduating from the latter in 1897 with a BS in architecture.

After graduation he joined the American Luxfer Prism Company, representing them in New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia.

[1] Marsh & Russell served as principal architects for the design and construction of the city of Venice in 1905, working for the developer Abbott Kinney.

At this time Marsh settled into an administrative role in the firm, delegating engineering to Smith and architectural design to Powell.

[8] Marsh retired in 1945, but his partners kept his name as part of the firm's until 1955, when they reorganized it as Smith, Powell & Morgridge, reflecting the addition of Howard H.

[11] In 1979 the firm was renamed a final time to Howard H. Morgridge FAIA & Associates and moved its offices out of the city proper to Tustin.

The former Santa Monica Public Library , designed by Marsh & Russell in the Neoclassical style and completed in 1904.
The Administration Building of the University of Redlands , designed by Marsh in the Neoclassical style and completed in 1910.
The auditorium of the former Phoenix Union High School , designed by Marsh in the Neoclassical style and completed in 1912.
The Kenilworth Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona , designed by Marsh in the Neoclassical style and completed in 1920.
The First Presbyterian Church in Phoenix, Arizona , designed by Marsh in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and completed in 1927.
The Memorial Chapel of the University of Redlands , designed by Herbert J. Powell for Norman F. Marsh & Company in the Neoclassical style and completed in 1928.