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Fred F. French Building has been listed as one of the Art and architecture good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: March 15, 2021. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Fred F. French Building appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 April 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Fred F. French Building has been described as the "only Mesopotamian skyscraper" in New York City?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fred F. French Building.

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 17:39, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The top of the Fred F. French Building

... that the Fred F. French Building (pictured) has been described as the "only Mesopotamian skyscraper" in New York City? Source: Krinsky, Carol Herselle (January 1982). "The Fred F. French Building; Mesopotamia in Manhattan". Antiques. 121: 289–291.
- ALT1:... that the main entrance of New York City's Fred F. French Building was placed on a side street to maximize profit from its highly valuable Fifth Avenue facade? Source: "Fred F. French Building". New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. March 18, 1986. p. 10.
- ALT2:... that the Fred F. French Building would have been the tallest building along New York City's Fifth Avenue if it had been completed on time? Source: "Fred F. French Building". New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. March 18, 1986. pp. 9-10.
- ALT3:... that a picture of New York City's Fred F. French Building was used in a dictionary to accompany the definition of the word "setback"? Source: Tauranac, John (1979). Essential New York : a guide to the history and architecture of Manhattan's important buildings, parks, and bridges. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. p. 155.

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Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 15:27, 15 March 2021 (UTC).[reply]

All hooks are supported by the cited sources. Alt0 hook is particularly interesting because of the building's uniqueness and the book source is accepted AGF, but shouldn't Architecture of Mesopotamia be a piped link in the hook (and an added wikilink in the article, too)? As a recent GA, all DYK requirements and QPQ have been met. The photo has been examined and verified to be properly licensed. JGHowes ^talk 01:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@JGHowes: Thanks for the review. I've linked Architecture of Mesopotamia in the article. However, I'm wary of linking the page in the hook, as including it may distract from the bolded link. Epicgenius (talk) 05:03, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]