Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/G.w. blackly house


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The result was   keep.  Jujutacular  talk 19:06, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

G.w. blackly house

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Page on a house. Claims some minor notability, however the only web source provided is a Facebook page. Smells a bit like this is a page that someone created about the house he/she lives in. Travelbird (talk) 11:44, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge to the as yet redlinked National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol, Tennessee (as per the other such pages as part of the WikiProject National Register of Historic Places). Otherwise delete. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Esprit15d (talk • contribs) 15:00, 28 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - This not a house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, nor does the article make that claim so a merge is out of the question as the target doesn't exist and this house wouldn't belong on such a list anyways. See for your self by searching the NRHP database for Bristol, Tennessee.  The article provides three offline references.  The assertion is that it has been placed on the Bristol Register of Historic Places which would indicate some local importance.  However, this is not backed up with reliable sources.  The third reference is a book which can be previewed on Google Books.  The reference provides no page number.  A search in the book fails to find teh indicated house.  However, I was able to find mention of a George W. Blackley in the book, but still find no information about his house.  The Bristiol Historical Association's site has a list of landmarks.  There is no listing for a Blackly house, or a Blackley house, but there is a house that was bought by a Mr. Mr. Blakely (203 Solar Street).  But the facts listed there do not match with those in the Wikipedia article so it is probably not the same place.  A merge to Bristol, Tennessee would be workable if there were verifiable sources available, but the ones offered aren't helpful. - Whpq (talk) 17:33, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The house is mentioned in the book (page 138). It doesn't appear to be in the NRHP in either the weekly lists or pending for 2010 - there is a record for a historic district nearby but the house, and the street, are not included - maybe there is a local register of historic places. The Bristol Historical Association mentions a George Blackley (possibly the same person), but not the house. Peter E. James (talk) 18:25, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment - Thanks for locating the page number from the book. It does confirm that the house is one of the oldest in Bristol.  If there is confirmation that Bristol has officially designated it an historic place, a merge to the Bristol article would be appropriate but as of right now, I've not been able to find such a document. -- Whpq (talk) 18:33, 28 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Note - The name of the house is misspelled. Per this book, it should be George W. Blackley House if kept. -- Whpq (talk) 18:38, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep. I've expanded the article with information I found online from the book mentioned above. The book even has a photo of the house, similar to the one in the article. As noted, the name of the builder is misspelled, and there are other issues with the article, but this looks like a newbie's first contribution, and those things can be fixed. I think it is likely that other sources will turn up. I've deleted the facebook link and fixed the spelling within the article. --Orlady (talk) 02:25, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: Listing on the National Register is deemed to an indicator of notability (largely because it means someone documented the property and determined that it has "significance"), but that does not mean that old buildings NOT listed on the Register can't also be notable. This one seems to be notable -- it is documented in that book, it supposedly is listed on the Bristol register, and it is documented to be one of the oldest houses in the city. --Orlady (talk) 02:31, 29 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep based on the sources Orlady found. Coverage would appear to be in-depth enough from at least two of those sources to justify retention under WP:GNG. Alzarian16 (talk) 09:27, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
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