Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Clay Frick House (2nd nomination)

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 18:44, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Henry Clay Frick House

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The Henry Clay Frick House

• ... that Henry Clay Frick would not take World War I as an excuse for delays in the construction of his New York City house? Source: Gray, Christopher (April 29, 2010). "The Frick and Other Grand Private Galleries". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that when informed that World War I would delay the construction of his New York City house, Henry Clay Frick responded, "War excuse absurd"? Source: Gray, Christopher (April 29, 2010). "The Frick and Other Grand Private Galleries". The New York Times.
  • ALT2: ... that the Henry Clay Frick House was occupied by its namesake for only five years? Source: Multiple in article; Nevius, James (July 29, 2014). "The Controversial Origins of New York City's Frick Collection". Curbed NY. says this directly.
  • ALT3: ... that Henry Clay Frick lived in the Henry Clay Frick House for only five years? Source: Multiple in article; Nevius, James (July 29, 2014). "The Controversial Origins of New York City's Frick Collection". Curbed NY. says this directly.
  • ALT4: ... that when Henry Clay Frick moved into his New York City house, some of the doors did not have locks? Source: Bailey, Colin B. (2006). Building the Frick Collection: An Introduction to the House and Its Collections. Scala Arts Publishers Inc. p. 69.
  • ALT5: ... that the Henry Clay Frick House occupied one of the largest privately owned pieces of land in Manhattan when it was completed? Source: "Changing Types in City Dwellings; Statuary Marble Mantels Indicated the Fashionable Home of Former Age". The New York Times. November 22, 1914.
  • Reviewed: Jørgensen's law (2nd of 2 QPQs)
  • Comment: The article previously appeared on the Main Page in 2013. DYK renominations are now allowed after five years, following a recent discussion in which there was consensus to change WP:DYKCRIT.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:47, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Henry Clay Frick House (2nd nomination); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Approved: article is in excellent shape: it has recently passed GA. All seems well cited to reputable sources, and I can detect no copyvio, BLP, NPOV or other concerns. Images are all appropriately licensed (I'm itching to crop File:Henry Clay Frick's home at 70th and Madison Avenue, New York City LCCN2014694998.jpg and deskew, though!). Many hooks providedL as far as I can tell, they all check out, though I have to AGF the offline sources. Of them I think ALT0 is probably the most interesting, if slightly clunky in the wording: suggest linking World War I, though. ALT1 is nice but a little verbose, and I think ALT3 and ALT4 might be a little unremarkable or pedestrian. As a reviewer I'd be happy with any of ALT0, ALT2 and ALT5, at the promoter's discretion. QPQ is done. Nice work. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 19:09, 5 March 2024 (UTC)