Template:Did you know nominations/Van Cortlandt House

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 00:09, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Van Cortlandt House

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The Van Cortlandt House

• ... that a future U.S. president and a future British king both visited the Van Cortlandt House during the American Revolution? Source: Van Cortlandt House (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. December 24, 1976. p. 5; Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • ALT1: ... that the Van Cortlandt House once served as a barracks for police who were guarding bison? Source: Lewis, John (February 22, 1985). "Van Cortlandt home stands on civic duty". Daily News. p. 227
  • ALT2: ... that the Van Cortlandt House, now a museum, once housed bison? Source: Bankoff, H. Arthur; Winter, Frederick A.; Ricciardi, Christopher (1992). Archaeological Excavations at Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx, 1990-1992 (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. p. 3
  • ALT3: ... that the caretaker of the 18th-century Van Cortlandt House was chided for adding a satellite dish? Source: Nir, Sarah Maslin (April 20, 2012). "For Caretakers, a Rent-Free Life in New York's Historic Homes". The New York Times.
  • ALT4: ... that the Van Cortlandt House is the oldest known surviving house in the Bronx? Source: Critchell, David (February 13, 2000). "Neighborhood Report: Riverdale; Seeking Laurels for an Outpost of the Revolution". The New York Times.
  • ALT5: ... that the Van Cortlandt House, the oldest known surviving house in the Bronx, was once in Westchester? Source: Bankoff, Winter & Ricciardi 1992, p. 3.
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5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 15:50, 1 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Van Cortlandt House; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Low earwig score, and 5x expanded. Neutral and well written with the correct inline citations. ALT0 is confirmed and interesting - I found it cited in the article. QPQ is done. The image is clear and free and it is in the article. Bruxton (talk) 16:22, 5 January 2024 (UTC)