Edward F. Neild
| Edward Fairfax Neild, Sr. | |
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Neild circa 1950-1960
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| Born |
December 3, 1884 Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | July 6, 1955 (aged 70) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Occupation | Architect of Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum and many public buildings in Louisiana |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Land Neild (married 1907-1955, his death) |
| Children |
Edward F. Neild, Jr. |
| Parent(s) | George Frederick and Elizabeth Moss Neild |
Edward F. Neild, Jr.
Edward Fairfax Neild, Sr. (December 3, 1884 – July 6, 1955), was an American architect originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, who designed the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. He was selected for the task by U.S. President Harry Truman.
The son of George Frederick Neild (1855-1933) and the former Elizabeth Moss, Neild graduated in 1906 from the School of Engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans. He then traveled in Europe to study architecture and applied arts. He worked alone from 1908 to 1934. He was in partnerships Neild, Somdal and Neild, Somdal, Neild, with Dewey A. Somdal (1898-1973) and with his son, Edward Fairfax Nield, Jr. (October 7, 1908 – November 8, 1958). Somdal Associates, Shreveport, is the descendant of the Neild firm.
Neild served as president of the Shreveport chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1926 and from 1937 to 1939; Dewey Somdal was the president from 1940 to 1943; Edward F. Nield, Jr., in 1951. In 1948, Neild was among twenty distinguished architects made fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
During World War II, Neild designed for the United States Army Corps of Engineers the Japanese relocation centers in southeastern Arkansas at Rohwer and Jerome in Desha and Drew counties, respectively.
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