Template:Did you know nominations/Merchant's House Museum

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 21:08, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Merchant's House Museum

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The Merchant's House Museum

• ... that the Merchant's House Museum became one of New York City's first-ever landmarks after nearly being sold due to a lack of money? Source: Fowle, Farnsworth (October 18, 1965). "First Official Landmarks of City Designated; 20 Sites Listed—Each to Get Year's Grace". The New York Times; Huxtable, Ada Louise (February 18, 1965). "1832 'Village' Landmark Faces Demolition; Past Is Mirrored by Merchant's House, Inside and Out". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that the night that the Seabury Tredwell House was to be auctioned off, it was saved and turned into a museum? Source: Gale, William (December 31, 1972). "Buildings Nourish A Love Affair With the City". The New York Times.
  • ALT2: ... that the Seabury Tredwell House served as one family's residence for almost a century before becoming a museum? Source: Hamilton, Denise (November 20, 1988). "Old N.Y. Merchant's House". Los Angeles Times. p. 24. Source says the museum was the family residence for 98 years.
  • ALT3: ... that the Seabury Tredwell House, which was the Tredwell family's residence for almost a century, later exhibited their belongings? Source: Hamilton, Denise (November 20, 1988). "Old N.Y. Merchant's House". Los Angeles Times. p. 24.
  • ALT4: ... that the Seabury Tredwell House, now a museum, is Manhattan's only remaining 19th-century house with its original furnishings? Source: Vogel, Carol (March 8, 1985). "The Mansion-Museums of Old New York". The New York Times.
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5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:36, 27 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Merchant's House Museum; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• 5× expansion of 24 October 2023‎ version completed from 4,638 characters to 41,392 and nominated one day later. No copyvios detected (AGF books and offline refs which can't go through Dup detector). Article is well-sourced. Main hook is 131 characters long (ALT1 is 110; ALT2 is 111; ALT3 is 130; ALT4 is 126); all five are under the 200 character max. limit and are interesting. Refs 21 (verifying ALT4) and 42 (verifying ALT1) are reliable sources from the NYT (AGF all other refs which are offline or behind paywall). QPQ done. Image is free under CC BY-2.0. Looks good to go! —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:11, 28 October 2023 (UTC)