- 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 Crisco 1492 talk 11:04, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Ansorge Hotel
The Ansorge Hotel in 2007
- ... that the Ansorge Hotel's (pictured) pressed tin siding likely saved the hotel from burning in 1911?
- Source: Kettle River Journal 7/15/1911 "The Ansorge Hotel across the street was badly scorched, but owing to the metal covering was saved."
The Spokesman-Review 7/14/1911 "The Ansorge Hotel, across the street, was badly scorched, but owing to the metal covering was saved. The heat broke all of the windows and scorched the casings"
- ALT1: ... that a red light in the corner bay window of the Ansorge Hotel (pictured) told rumrunners of revenue men in town? Source: "Ansorge hotel". Ferry County Historical Society. "When the "revenuers" were staying at the Ansorge the propriators placed a red light in a second floor corner window to notify the bootleggers that barrel retrieval in town was not safe."
- ALT2: ... that the Ansorge Hotel (pictured) may have hosted Henry Ford on the night of July 31, 1911? Source: Ghost towns of the Pacific Northwest pg65 "The Ansorge claimed Henry Ford as one of its guests in 1917"
Exploring Washingtons Past pg32 "The Ansorges greatest glory came in 1917 when Henry Ford chekced in while visiting relatives who lived in the area."
NRHP catalogue page 5 of nomination form "The guest register for july 31, 1917 bears the signature of a "Henry Ford, Detroit Mich." and local residents agree that this was the Ford of the Ford Motor Company"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Randrianasolo's sportive lemur
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Number of QPQs required:
1. Nominator has 359 past nominations.
Kevmin § 16:07, 19 September 2024 (UTC).
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All of the hooks have clear sources, though I personally think ALT1 is the most interesting one out of the three. I would link rumrunners at least. Reconrabbit 14:50, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
All of the hooks have clear sources, though I personally think ALT1 is the most interesting one out of the three. I would link rumrunners at least. Reconrabbit 14:50, 10 October 2024 (UTC)