American Architect.  Coate, who is credited with designing the first Monterey Colonial home in Southern California, first attended Earlham College for two years, then transferred to Cornell University where he earned his degree in architecture in 1914.  After serving in World War I as a 1st Lieutenant with the American Expeditionary Forces, he moved to Los Angeles in 1919 and formed a partnership with Reginald Johnson and Gordon B. Kaufmann. As a partner in the firm, he helped design St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles, All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena and the headquarters for the Automobile Club of Southern California. By 1925 the partnership disbanded and Coate opened his own firm in Los Angeles. His first solo project was the All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills. Among other public buildings he designed were the Pasadena Town Club, Cal Tech’s Hale Solar Laboratory, and Camp Arthur Letts for the Boy Scouts of America, however his most well-known works are private residences in Pasadena, San Marino and Beverly Hills. Among famous clients he designed homes for were Jack Warner, Myrna Loy, Frank Capra, David O. Selznick, Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck. Coate, who eventually moved his practice to Pasadena in 1958, continued to design until his death. (bio by: Louis M.)  Family links:  Parents:  John Marmaduke Coate (1858 – 1940)  Emma C Williams Coate (1859 – 1932)  Spouse:  Gladys Frances Robinson Coate (1898 – 1992)  Sibling:  Earl William Coate (1883 – 1966)*  Roland Eli Coate (1890 – 1958) *Calculated relationship Inscription:Dearly Beloved