Talk:Neal A. Melick

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Melick -- engineer or architect

I have serious doubts as to whether Melick is the architect on any of these buildings (or whether he's even an architect). Sources identify him as the "Supervising Engineer" for the Public Buildings Administration. See results from a google book search of "Neal A. Melick" and this NYT article. Another source identifies him as "the superintendent of construction of U.S. public buildings." [1]. Here are examples of post office buildings all clearly indicating that the architect was another person, and that Melick's role was as the supervising engineer: [2], [3], [4], [5]. I don't see anything suggesting that Melick actually designed any of these buildings. It seems likely that his name is listed on multiple public buildings in the NRHP database simply because of his role as the "supervising engineer." This article should probably either be deleted or userfied until it can be determined whether Melick actual was the architect on any of these. Cbl62 (talk) 05:57, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for tending to this. I've restored the article to mainspace. I think he is clearly notable as an engineer, the supervising engineer of many many Federal buildings, and as noted per your quote from the New York Times in 1942. Thanks. --do ncr am 15:46, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cornerstone pic

If you'd like one that has his name on it, I found one on Flickr with an appropriate license and uploaded at File:Appraisers-cornerstone.jpeg. If not, that's cool too. Cheers, --j⚛e decker ^talk 04:45, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]