Template:Did you know nominations/Vanderbilt Triple Palace

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 23:35, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Vanderbilt Triple Palace

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Vanderbilt Triple Palace

... that William Henry Vanderbilt's Triple Palace (pictured), built for $2 million in 1882, was likened to packing boxes? Source: Craven, Wayne (2009). Gilded Mansions: Grand architecture and High Society. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. p. 104.
- ALT1:... that for his $2 million Triple Palace (pictured), William Henry Vanderbilt spent $25,000 on thin-metal doors, believing they were bronze? Source: Craven 2009, p. 91.
- ALT2:... that William Henry Vanderbilt spent $2 million in 1882 on his Triple Palace (pictured), but died a few years after it was completed? Source: Craven 2009, p. 105.
- ALT3:... that William Henry Vanderbilt spent $2 million on the lavishly designed Triple Palace (pictured), but his son found the decor unfashionable? Source: Gutkowski, Melanie Linn (Spring 2012). "Aspiration and Obsession; Henry Clay Frick and the W.H. Vanderbilt House and Collection". 19th Century. 32 (1): 28.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Erynn Chambers
Comment: More hooks may be coming later

Created by Ɱ (talk) and Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 13:10, 23 September 2021 (UTC).

Article is long enough and new enough. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. QPQ is done. I like the main hook but also ALT3. Another excellent job! Thriley (talk) 02:04, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

ALT3 to T:DYK/P5 without image