Edward Fairfax Neild Sr. FAIA – July 6, 1955), was an American architect originally from Shreveport , Louisiana . He designed the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence , Missouri . He was selected for the task by U.S. President Harry Truman .
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Edward Fairfax Neild Sr.
Neild circa 1950-1960
Born (1884-12-03 ) December 3, 1884Died July 6, 1955(1955-07-06) (aged 70) Resting place Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport Alma mater Tulane University Occupation(s) Architect of Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum and many public buildings in LouisianaSpouse Ethel Land Neild (married 1907-1955, his death) Children Edward F. Neild Jr. Parent(s) George Frederick and Elizabeth Moss Neild
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Neild also designed private homes, such as the Pine Wold house located at Fairfield Avenue at Kirby Street in Shreveport . A circus once wintered on the grounds of the home.
He was in partnerships Neild, Somdal and Neild, Somdal, Neild , with Dewey A. Somdal (1898-1973) and with his son, Edward Fairfax Nield Jr. [1] – November 8, 1958). Somdal Associates, Shreveport, is the descendant of the Neild firm.[2]
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.[3] American Institute of Architects .[4]
Other Neild-designed buildings in Shreveport include: the Louisiana State Exhibit Building at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Schumpert Hospital, Barret Elementary School, C. E. Byrd High School , the Scottish Rite Cathedral, the Calanthean Temple, Cathedral of St. John Berchmans (Shreveport, Louisiana) , and the Overton Brooks Veterans Administration Medical Center.[4]
A number of Neild's works have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as significant buildings for their architecture.[5] Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport. From 1937 to 1938, the two men worked together on the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport , which opened in 1939.
Neild died in Kansas City , Missouri, at the age of seventy. The Neilds are interred at Forest Park Cemetery East in Shreveport.[6]
Other Neild works include (with attribution):
Arlington Ridge Park , NW corner of N. Meade St. and Marshall Dr. Arlington, Virginia (Neild, Edward F.), NRHPB'Nai Zion Temple , 802 Cotton St. Shreveport Neild, Edward F.), NRHPBaton Rouge Junior High School (built 1922), 1100 Laurel St. Baton Rouge Neild, Edward F.), NRHPBogard Hall-Louisiana Tech University , Junction of Arizona and College St. Ruston, Louisiana Neild, Somdal & Neild), NRHPBossier High School , 322 Colquitt St. Bossier City, LA Neild, Edward F.), NRHPByrd, C. E., High School , 3201 Line Ave. Shreveport, LA Neild, Edward F.), NRHPCapital City Press Building , 340 Florida Baton Rouge, LA Neild, Edward F.), NRHPFair Park High School , 3222 Greenwood Rd. Shreveport, LA Neild, Edward F.), NRHPHeidelberg Hotel , 201 Lafayette St. Baton Rouge, LA Neild, Edward F.), NRHPHeidelberg Hotel and Hotel King (boundary increase) 200 Lafayette St. Baton Rouge Neild, Edward F.), NRHPJohn M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Keeny Hall, the administrative headquarters at Louisiana Tech University , is one of Neild's numerous campus buildings. A.C. Steere School, designed by Edward F. Neild and expanded in 1938, is named for developer Albert Coldwell Steere. He founded the Broadmoor neighborhood of Shreveport. Howard Auditorium-Louisiana Tech University , Jct. of Adams Blvd. and Arizona St. Ruston Neild, Somdal & Neild), NRHPKeeny Hall-Louisiana Tech University , Keeny Circle Ruston, LA Neild, Somdal & Neild), NRHPOne or more works in Lake Charles Historic District , Roughly bounded by Iris, Hodges, Lawrence, Kirkman, S. Divission and Louisiana Lake Charles, LA Neild, Edward F.), NRHP
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport , 3015 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA 71109Maricopa County Courthouse , 125 W. Washington St. Phoenix, Arizona Neild, Edward F.), NRHP-listedMooringsport School , 602 Latimer St. Mooringsport, Louisiana Neild, Edward F.), NRHPMooringsport Masonic Lodge , Croom St. Mooringsport, Louisiana Neild, Edward F.), NRHPPrescott Memorial Library-Louisiana Tech University , Keeny Circle Ruston, LA Neild, Somdal & Neild), NRHPRayville High School , 109 Madeline St., Rayville, Louisiana Neild, Edward F.), NRHPReese Agriculture Building-Louisiana Tech University , Tech Farm, US 80 Ruston Neild, Somdal & Neild), NRHPRobinson Hall-Louisiana Tech University , Madison Ave. Ruston Neild, Somdal & Neild), NRHPScott Street School , 900 N. 19th St. Baton Rouge Neild, Edward F.), NRHPScottish Rite Cathedral , 725 Cotton St. Shreveport Neild, Edward F.), NRHPShreveport Municipal Building , 724 McNeil St., Shreveport Neild, Edward F.), NRHPSteere, A. C., Elementary School , 4009 Youree Dr. Shreveport, LA Neild, Edward Fairfax), NRHPToliver Dining Hall-Louisiana Tech University , Wisteria St. Ruston, LA Neild, Somdal & Neild), NRHPUS Post Office and Courthouse-Alexandria , 515 Murray St. Alexandria, Louisiana Neild, Edward F.), NRHPWray-Dickinson Building , 308 Market St., Shreveport Neild, Edward F.), NRHP 
