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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 21:08, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Johnson Wax Headquarters

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The Johnson Wax Headquarters

• ... that the columns in the Johnson Wax Headquarters Administration Building have been compared to lily pads, golf tees, and ice cream cones? Source: SC Johnson HQ: Exterior and Interior". PBS.; Evjue, William J. (March 17, 1962). "Businessmen Who Wanted Top Work Turned to Wright". The Capital Times. pp. 1, 8; "Lloyd Wright Tests Column". Kenosha News. Associated Press. June 5, 1937. p. 2.
  • ALT1: ... that the interior of the Johnson Wax Headquarters Administration Building was once compared to "a woman swimming naked in a stream"? Source: "New Frank Lloyd Wright Office Building Shows Shape of Things to Come". Life. Time Inc. May 8, 1939. p. 15.
  • ALT2: ... that the Johnson Wax Headquarters Research Tower had no fire sprinklers because its architect disliked their appearance? Source: Lipman, Jonathan (1986). Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Buildings. Mineola, NY: Courier Corporation. p. 164.
  • ALT3: ... that combustible items were banned from the Johnson Wax Headquarters Research Tower, which had no fire sprinklers because its architect disliked their appearance? Source: Lipman, Jonathan (1986). Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Buildings. Mineola, NY: Courier Corporation. p. 164.
  • ALT4: ... that Frank Lloyd Wright designed a four-legged chair for the Johnson Wax Headquarters after people kept falling off a three-legged chair he designed? Source: Tenuta, Marci Laehr (October 22, 2001). "Organic and in demand". The Journal Times. p. 53.
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  • Comment: I can suggest more hooks later if desired.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 693 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 01:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 22:12, 2 January 2025 (UTC)