A resident of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, he practiced primarily in the central California coastal region, and was responsible for a variety of eclectic buildings, most notably the Monterey County Court House and the King City Joint Union High School Auditorium, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Stanton joined the U.S. Navy during World War I, then graduated from the Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, California.

On returning to the United States he worked in Pasadena, California for architect Wallace Neff, gaining licenses for architecture and real estate.

In 1925, Stanton's office building in downtown Carmel on Monte Verde Street and Ocean Avenue was constructed by builder Fred Ruhl.

In 1937, Stanton was the architect for the Monterey County Courthouse, which incorporated Mora's bas-relief panels, column caps, and figurative heads on both the building's exterior and its interior courtyard.