Template:Did you know nominations/Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo House

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 22:08, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo House

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The Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo House

~~... that when the heiress Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo was negotiating to sell her abandoned New York City mansion, she said "I don't think I'll sell" and walked out?~~ Source: "Old Waldo Mansion to Go at Auction; House That Has Never Been Occupied Will Be Sold Under Foreclosure" (PDF). The New York Times. December 24, 1909.
- ALT1: ... that the heiress Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo abandoned a brand-new mansion in New York City when it was completed? Source: Gray, Christopher (October 7, 2010). "Mrs. Waldo's Mysterious Mansion". The New York Times.
- ALT2: ... that the heiress Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo abandoned a brand-new mansion in New York City and refused to sell, rent, or maintain it? Source: Gray, Christopher (October 7, 2010). "Mrs. Waldo's Mysterious Mansion". The New York Times.
- ALT3: ... that the Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo House, once abandoned by its owner, later became Ralph Lauren's flagship store?Source: Gray, Christopher (October 7, 2010). "Mrs. Waldo's Mysterious Mansion". The New York Times.
- ALT4: ... that a renovation of the Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo House required 400 workers and was delayed by bomb threats and preservation rules?Source: DiGennaro, Ralph (April 26, 1986). "Now, Ralph Lauren Can Get It for You Retail: Ralph Lauren, Designer, is Now Ralph Lauren, Proprietor". Newsday. p. A1.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Meromictic lake, Template:Did you know nominations/Lewis W. Green

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 648 past nominations.

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Epicgenius (talk) 16:59, 5 April 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good article, passes Earwig, long enough, and fully sourced. A very good article on a unique building. Onceinawhile (talk) 15:42, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

@Onceinawhile: Thanks for the review, I appreciate it. To clarify, were the above hooks struck because there were issues with them, or were they just not interesting? Epicgenius (talk) 17:56, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Epic. No issues with any of the hooks, I just felt it was incumbent upon me to choose the hookiest hook 🪝 for the promoter to use. Onceinawhile (talk) 22:11, 8 April 2024 (UTC)