Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cecil H. Moore


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The result was   delete. Stifle (talk) 08:23, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Cecil H. Moore

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This article fails to assert notability of the subject. The closest that it comes is some minor praise by the author of an unpublished monograph. The references given are:


 * Petrillo, Alan. Arizona Daily Star, If these walls could talk. Feb. 4, 2007. The web link to this is here. This article does not suggest notability of the subject.
 * Laird, Wendy & Linda, El Encanto Estates National Register of Historic Places 1988. This document mentions the subject in passing, but doesn't include him among nine Tucson of architects discussed in detail. The subject is mentioned again only in a the enumeration of four houses he designed as among the 53 houses discussed being nominated . None of those four houses is among the 21 nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
 * Jeffery, R. Brooks, Anshei Israel Synagogue Unpublished Documentation Report, University of Arizona. 1999. As noted, faint praise from this source is cited in the article. In any event, it is not a "published source" at all, let alone a reliable one.
 * Tucson Daily Citizen, New Bank Branch Under Construction, May 20, 1964 pg. 20. No mention in the text of this reference, and it wouldn't seem likely that an article with this title would provide significant coverage of the architect.
 * Tucson Daily Citizen, Boy Scout Home to be Ready Soon, March, 24, 1958. No mention in the text of this reference, and it wouldn't seem likely that an article with this title would provide significant coverage of an architect.
 * Cecil H. Moore Collection. Architectural Drawings Collection, Arizona Architectural Archives, College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA), The University of Arizona. This source is actually documents by not about the subject. The notability of the individual is not established by drawings being in an archive (which often happens by bequest, so does not reflect the choice of the institution). Further, a web search for this collection of drawings--even a mention--at The University of Arizona or elsewhere.
 * El Con Mall. Does not mention the architect or the significance of the architecture.
 * Park Mall. Does not mention the original architect or the significance of the original architecture (the project was redeveloped in 2001, when it was cited for an award).

The main contributor to the article conceded: "There is a great lack of information about many early Tucson architects." If the unfortunate consequence of this is that it is impossible to verifiably demonstrate notability, then the subjects don't meet the inclusion criteria. Bongomatic (talk) 00:43, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete I cleaned up the El Con Mall article a while back and found nothing on its architect. There also seem to be no sources that cover him. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 01:09, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Keep Apparently designed notable buildings, though not actually on the National Register. That is notability. Architects are notable for the buildings they design. DGG (talk) 02:28, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete The El Con Mall mall seems notable, but not nearly notable enough for a free pass for its architect. Potential sources seem to be entirely passing mentions and such. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  15:56, 12 October 2008 (UTC)


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