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Easton Historic District (Easton, Maryland)

I've listed this article for peer review because I would like to get it up to Good Article, or at least B-Class.

Thanks, TwoScars (talk) 19:57, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Comments from Z1720

@Z1720: - Thank you very much for looking at this. TwoScars (talk) 16:17, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

• "Other structures of interest within the historic district" Why are these structures listed and not others? If you are curating the entries, then it might be WP:OR because you are deciding what is notable. It might be better to curate the list by entries with Wikipedia articles or some other external criteria.
  • Good point. This will be difficult, since the district has about 900 buildings—some contributing and some not contributing. My new plan is to review the buildings shown in the local historical society's walking tour, and find buildings that are in the tour but not original contributing properties. This could still be too many buildings, and I will have to find a source to narrow it down further. TwoScars (talk) 16:17, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
• "Easton today" Avoid now-statements, per MOS:DATED. Instead, divide the section up by times in history.

Will work on that. TwoScars (talk) 16:17, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

• The Background section's timeline is all over the place. I suggest putting the information in chronological order and only have information pertaining to its history here.
  • The only places I see where a year is not in order is "At the time, the only other nearby building of importance was the Quaker Third Haven Meeting House, which was built in 1682." in the Beginning section; and "Its original street plan was created in 1785, and Colonel Jeremiah Banning named the main street that runs through the business district (and past the courthouse) after George Washington." in the Easton today section. Are there others? Is the "Traveling by automobile from major Maryland cities such as Annapolis or Baltimore, the most direct route to Easton involves crossing the bay using the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and traveling east and south on U.S. Route 50." sentence the part you believe should not be in the History section? TwoScars (talk) 16:17, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
• What are the demographics of people who live here? Politics? Who represents this area in government?
  • Why would the politics and government representation be necessary for a historic district that is part of the National Register of Historic Places?
• Take a look at Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory for inspiration on how to organise and what to include in the artice.

I hope this helps. Z1720 (talk) 23:49, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Yes, it was very helpful, and I will work on it after I finish my current project. I will probably move the list to a separate page, and use the walking tour and two books to decide what buildings get to be in the article. Thank you very much. TwoScars (talk) 16:17, 24 July 2023 (UTC)