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A fact from Benjamin Hammar House appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 March 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the families of the neighboring Benjamin Hammar House and Samuel Dyer House shared both meals and tools while they restored their historic homes?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2026/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Benjamin Hammar House.

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The result was: promoted by Zzz plant (talk) 14:01, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

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... that the occupants of the neighboring Benjamin Hammar House and Samuel Dyer House shared tools while they restored their historic homes?

Source: Taylor, Julie A. (October 20, 2017). "Meet the young family in Castle Rock's oldest house". Colorado Community Media.

- Reviewed: 1.) Deception Pass State Park, 2.) KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.

Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 96 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 16:07, 29 January 2026 (UTC).

I take, will review in the next 48 hours.--Laun chba ller 13:28, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

@Pbritti: Long enough, new enough, Earwig's clean. No reason why either would deserve a maintenance template. Two issues: I find the hook rather dull and suggest proposing something else; and the QPQ for KP Permanent Make-Up is not a full review so doesn't count.--Laun chba ller 15:03, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: If you don't mind giving me about 24 hours to get back to you, I'll offer an alt or two with a new QPQ. Thanks for the review! Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:02, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Take your time. Ping me when you've finished the sandbox article and I'll review that.--Laun chba ller 16:04, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Time was taken. Offering Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander F. Warley as QPQ. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:14, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Just wanted to ping you again to let you know the QPQ has been completed. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:38, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

While both houses are undoubtedly historic (hence their listings), there doesn't seem to be anything else hooky in either article. The only thing that stands out in either article is the mention of the Benjamin Hammar House being the sight of a hanging, but that's probably not a good fit. I was initially going to suggest proposing separate hooks for both houses, but again, the lack of material. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:14, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer and Pbritti: Per the above comment, I will be marking this nomination for closure if a new hook is not proposed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:06, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: With respect, I don't believe your judgement in the above comment is sound and believe unilaterally closing it pending a response from the reviewer is out of process. If anything, the correct step would be to either perform a new review yourself or mark this for a new review. @Launchballer: do you intend to return to this review? ~ Pbritti (talk) 14:27, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

I believe I said "I find the hook rather dull and suggest proposing something else". I don't see any other hooks on this page.--Laun chba ller 14:40, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: How about ALT1:

... that the families of the neighboring Benjamin Hammar House and Samuel Dyer House shared both meals and tools while they restored their historic homes? Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:54, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Does ALT1 address your concerns? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:13, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: hope you are well. Any comments on the new hook? Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:18, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

ALT1 is just about interesting enough for me. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:27, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Stories

The building description calls this "one-and-a-half-story", while the pictures show a two-story building. Is there some weird definition of story I don't know about? Can we find some kind of authoritative definition? The Storey article doesn't mention this half-story concept at all. ~2026-99760-6 (talk) 00:57, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

In the context of a single-family residential building, it is conventional to refer to a floor that only spans a portion of the footprint as a "half story". It's not entirely uncommon for a higher level that doesn't have as tall a ceiling to be referred to as some other term (like attic). Half story seems to be more common in American English (and American architecture) and you'll frequently see NRHP listings make use of the term. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 01:59, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

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