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A fact from Waldschmidt Hall appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 April 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Waldschmidt Hall at the University of Portland in Oregon is the oldest building on campus, and older than the school?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/April.

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 1 April 2020 and 12 June 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jgriffin094. Peer reviewers: Selena48, WanderingAlice, Sgalvis, Cobler Rose.

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Bibliography of sources[edit]

Hello, I am working on adding a section on the architectural elements in Waldschmidt Hall. Below is a list of sources that I have gathered that seemed particularly pertinent for my task.

Ross, Marion D. (1956). "Architecture in Oregon, 1845-1895". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 57 (1): 4–64. ISSN 0030-4727.

Hart, W. Allison (1994-08-01). "Elegant survivors: Historic hotel renovation in Oregon". The Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. 35(4): 39–61. doi:10.1016/0010-8804(94)90093-0. ISSN 0010-8804.

Curran, Kathleen. (2003). The Romanesque Revival: Religion, Politics, and Transnational Exchange. University Park, Penn.: Pennsylvania State University Press.

I have a few other sources that I am considering using for this project but I am concerned about how the information I have taken from them fits into Wikipedia's code of style, specifically regarding keeping a neutral tone within the article that does not try to argue for one viewpoint. Jgriffin094 (talk) 06:29, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Peer Review[edit]

Hey Jgriffin094,

I am very impressed with how much information you have obtained regarding Waldschmidt Hall. A suggestion is maybe finding a colorized image of the hall before the renovations in 1992, kinda like the one that is in source 10 that is suitable for wikipedia so one could visually see the differences of the renovation, of course only if possible. With all the history surrounding the building perhaps it is possible to split up the history into a couple subheadings to make it look a little more presentable. Other than that I don't see any glaring issues with the article and think it is presented nicely with solid citations to back up the information. Sgalvis (talk) 06:44, 15 May 2020 (UTC)Sgalvis[reply]