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A fact from Rockefeller Guest House appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 May 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a potential buyer of the Rockefeller Guest House, trying to bid on the house while in a tunnel, found that the house was already sold when he emerged?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rockefeller Guest House.

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 19:31, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Rockefeller Guest House

... that the Rockefeller Guest House (pictured) was designed as a two-story house only because a one-story dwelling "would look all wrong"? Source: Reif, Rita (January 16, 1974). "To Johnson, It Feels Like Home". The New York Times. p. 44.
- ALT1:... that a potential buyer of the Rockefeller Guest House (pictured), trying to bid on the house while in a tunnel, found that the house was already sold when he emerged? Source: Reif, Rita (May 7, 1989). "Philip Johnson Town House Brings $3.5 Million at Auction". The New York Times
- ALT2:... that the Rockefeller Guest House (pictured) was the first house sold by auction house Sotheby's and the first to be sold at a New York City art auction? Source: Reif, Rita (May 7, 1989). "Philip Johnson Town House Brings $3.5 Million at Auction". The New York Times
- ALT3:... that the Rockefeller Guest House's layout, consisting of a pool between its master bedroom and its living area, was in part inspired by the previous building on the site? Source: "Guest House". Architectural Forum. 93 (2): 84. August 1950.
- ALT4:... that the Rockefeller Guest House was called "the best preserved—and yet least known" work of modernist architect Philip Johnson? Source: Stein, Sadie (March 23, 2017). "A Secret Little Glass Home in the Heart of New York". The New York Times.

Reviewed: Earle Gardner

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 00:58, 1 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New, long and neutral enough. Well-written. Rest later. Johnbod (talk) 14:16, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GTG. AGF on hooks - NYT subscription spam kicks in after 2 seconds, & the other (though the ads are great) is 222 pages. In circumstances like these it's best to quote. All decent - ALT3 possibly the least enticing. Johnbod (talk) Earwig finds nothing except the same quotes - the listing details are actually a good source that duplicates the NYT & is freely available. It would have been better to cite that here, as it confirms several hooks. Pic ok to use I presume (US has FOP, no?) 16:12, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]