Frank L. Meline

Frank L. Meline (August 5, 1875 – August 17, 1944) was an American real estate developer and architect who worked extensively in subdivisions and constructed more than 1,000 houses in southern California. He also designed numerous other buildings, several of which are listed either in the National Register of Historic Places or as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments.

History Frank L. Meline was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on August 5, 1875. He moved to Los Angeles in 1902.

Meline began his career as a window trimmer and later he was the first sales agent in Bel Air for developer Alphonzo Bell. In 1912, he formed his own construction company and in 1919 he expanded the company into full-service real-estate development and sales. By 1924, he had 18 branch offices and more than 300 employees throughout the Los Angeles area. Meline also founded the Meline Bond and Mortgage Company, allowing him to issue mortgages for the properties he built, and as a broker, he sold half the houses purchased in Beverly Hills before 1930. Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist (1914-1915), LAHCM No. 1097 Garden Court Apartments (1916), LAHCM No. 243, demolished April 1984

7024 W Hollywood Boulevard (1919), NRHP-listed H.H. Yanow Building (1920) Streetcar Commercial Building (1921) Ruskin Art Club (1922), LAHCM No. 639 Lake Vista Apartments

Meline also developed subdivisions in Bel Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, north San Fernando Valley, and Los Angeles's foothill areas.

Elsewhere 331 Palisades Ave, Santa Monica (1913), SML No. 65 C. Reed Waterman Mausoleum, Inglewood

Meline also developed subdivisions in Beverly Hills and Ventura.