Template:Did you know nominations/Dunn Gardens

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:32, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

Dunn Gardens

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Dunn Gardens

...that the privately held Dunn Gardens (pictured) in Seattle were designed by the Olmsted Brothers who also designed the city's park system? (112 characters)

Source: Ownership of the property: Private. The Dunn Gardens comprise three contiguous, but legally separate, properties that are the principal remains of the Arthur Dunn country estate, developed in 1915-20 to a design by the Olmsted Brothers. Notable among the firm's public projects are their designs for the park system of the City of Seattle. pp. 3, 7, 12

Reviewed: Christ ist erstanden

Created by Maile66 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:22, 15 April 2017 (UTC).

New enough and long enough. Neutral, properly referenced, no close paraphrasing or other problems with the article. Hook verified and within size. Photo has been on commons for 10 years with appropriate license. MB 16:41, 16 April 2017 (UTC) Image is clear, relevant, used in the article, and properly captioned. QPQ done. I don't find the hook all that interesting and propose ALTs:

ALT1: ...that players dressed as the White Rabbit, the King of Hearts, and the Queen of Hearts have played croquet in Seattle's Dunn Gardens?

ALT2: ...that players dressed as characters from Alice in Wonderland have played croquet in Seattle's Dunn Gardens?

Please comment on ALT hooks. MB 17:46, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

MB My original hook before I changed it, was about the Alice in Wonderland idea, with an explanation of the source. However, that one sentence is the only place in the article that is sourced with a Primary source. As such, the hook would probably never be allowed on the main page. That sentence can either stay, or be deleted, in the article because it's not vital to the rest of the article. But my experience at DYK says a hook based on a primary source won't be on Wikipedia's main page. — Maile (talk) 18:14, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Good point. I found several secondary sources although not really RSs. There is a mention of the event in the Seattle Times, but it's just a event listing sourced from the organization. With the photos, videos, I have no doubt it's a real event by considering the veracity of all the sources collectively. But as you say...

No problem with the original hook, so good to go.

MB 18:52, 16 April 2017 (UTC)