Template:Did you know nominations/30 West 56th Street

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 08:39, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

30 West 56th Street

Henry Seligman's house at 30 West 56th Street
Henry Seligman's house at 30 West 56th Street
  • ... that banker Henry Seligman's house at 30 West 56th Street (pictured) had a reception room with green marble furniture and a library with a Gothic-style wastebasket? Source: "Experts Say That Fewer Private Houses Are Building on Manhattan at This Christmastide Than for Many Years Previous". New-York Tribune. December 21, 1902. p. B8.
    • ALT1:... that the grand stairs in banker Henry Seligman's house at 30 West 56th Street were used mostly as decoration, since the house had an electric elevator? Source: "Experts Say That Fewer Private Houses Are Building on Manhattan at This Christmastide Than for Many Years Previous". New-York Tribune. December 21, 1902. p. B8.
    • ALT2:... that after the original residents of 30 West 56th Street (pictured) died, in 1934, the house's dinner plates alone were sold for US$2,660.92? Source: Birmingham, Stephen (2015) [1967]. Our Crowd. New York: Harper & Row. p. 409

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 15:33, 2 June 2021 (UTC).

  • Article is long enough, nominated within 7 days of creation, well-written, and adequately cited. No pings on Earwigs for copyvio or close paraphrasing. ALT2 is probably the most interesting potential hook – the building seems like it's had a relatively unremarkable life otherwise. Ping me when you've completed your QPQ. Morgan695 (talk) 17:25, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
  • @Morgan695: Thanks for the review. The building has been fairly overlooked over the years, which is a shame, but fortunately it's now an official NYC landmark. In any case, I've done a QPQ now. Epicgenius (talk) 16:22, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
  • AGF on hooks with offline sources. Morgan695 (talk) 18:16, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
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