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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk ) 19:05, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
312 and 314 East 53rd Street
312 (right) and 314 East 53rd Street (left)
... that 312 and 314 East 53rd Street (pictured) are two of seven remaining wooden residences on the East Side of Manhattan north of 23rd Street? Source: "314 East 53rd Street House" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 20, 2000.
ALT1 :... that the wooden houses at 312 and 314 East 53rd Street were completed just as fire codes in New York City prevented the construction of further wooden structures nearby? Source: "314 East 53rd Street House" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 20, 2000.
ALT2 :... that the wooden house at 312 East 53rd Street (pictured, right) became a New York City landmark in 1968 under its owner's urging, but its twin was not similarly protected until 2000? Source: Dunlap, David W. (June 18, 2000). "Little Wooden House Escapes the Ax". The New York Times.
ALT3 :... that after twin New York City houses (pictured) were designated as landmarks 32 years apart, they were described as being "put back together, never to be separated again"? Source: Dunlap, David W. (June 18, 2000). "Little Wooden House Escapes the Ax". The New York Times.
ALT4 :... that Edmund Wilson told F. Scott Fitzgerald that he enjoyed having "no doorman, no telephone" at 314 East 53rd Street ? Source: Gray, Christopher (March 20, 1988). "Streetscapes: 312-14 East 53d Street; Twin Clapboard Rowhouses, But Just One Is Landmarked". The New York Times.
Created by Epicgenius (talk ). Self-nominated at 16:17, 4 May 2021 (UTC).
I'll pick this. Saha ❯❯❯ Stay safe 16:13, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Overall : Passing all hooks, but I would vote for the ALT1 Saha ❯❯❯ Stay safe 16:18, 14 May 2021 (UTC)