Talk:La Querida (mansion)/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: 12george1 (talk · contribs) 05:54, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 01:35, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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My biggest concern is the lack of an architecture section, but the article is solid and has a good source mix in the Kennedy section. I also have some improvements to source citations to consider. Ping me when addressed. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 02:02, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Copy changes

I went looking for an Architecture section but didn't find it. I understand this property has had trouble being listed and reports may have been pre-internet, but a discussion of architectural features somewhere is merited. Right now, there's very limited and scattered info in this article about modifications and general style.

Lead

"Mediterranean Revival style" shouldn't be hyphenated. (Also in the early history section)

Done--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kennedy ownership

"spacious living quarters." MOS:LOGICAL pull the period outside of the quotation mark. (This occurs a few other times.)

Done--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kennedy Sr. also hired Maurice Fatio, an architect with several notable works, to design a two-floor car garage, pool pavilion, and tennis court. He also enlarged the estate by purchasing adjacent land. Drop the "also" in the first sentence to avoid consecutive sentences of "also".

Done--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The two paragraphs about failed listing attempts awkwardly split the William Kennedy Smith rape trial information. The introductory sentence is two paragraphs before the explanatory content.

I decided to tack the details about the rape trial to the end of that paragraph because it's only two sentences--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Subsequent ownership

Nicknaming the house Castillo del Mar ("castle by the sea"), the Castles retained furnishings from the Kennedys in several rooms, he added fireplaces and replaced some windows and doors. Comma splice, and the "he" is unclear because it's "the Castles" and not "Castle".

I got rid of "he" because the source doesn't actually specify that John K. Castle made those changes--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hyphenate "15-year"

Done--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Florida Times-Union attribution should be to the Palm Beach Daily News.

Oops. Done--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In June 2020, Goldman sold La Querida to its current owners, Carl and Mary Jane Panattoni for $70 million. Add a comma after "Panattoni" to complete the appositive.

Done--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing and spot checks

[16] appears to be reprinted from The New York Times. The original is in TimesMachine (paywall) [1] as "Kennedy Plans to Appoint Harriman a Roving Envoy: Roosa, New York Banker, to Manage U.S. Debt—Landis Is Given Job" by W.H. Lawrence, Dec. 30, 1960, pages 1 and 8.
[18] should attribute The Palm Beach Post as the original publication, having apparently been syndicated to The Florida Times-Union.

Done--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[28] should be Atlanta, not Atlantic. (It looks like this is a joint Sunday edition and the paper should be credited as The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution.)

Done--12george1 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: 1, 2, 16, 17, 29. No textual issues.

Images

There is one PD-USGov image and two images from the Florida Memory Project. A fourth image is CC0 from the nominator. Encouragement: Add alt text to images for accessibility purposes.