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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I'd put it in OHM rather than OSM. OHM
could develop tools that would allow scrolling through dates to
'see' things as they were. <br>
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On 15/12/18 02:34, Adam Franco wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I have a question about `name=` and variants of
names. I've been reading a lot of local history and in the
architecture/history world, houses are generally named for the
first resident that they were built for. E.g. "Johnson house"
and are referred to in this way even after many generations of
new owners. After adding a few of these names to the `<a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name"
moz-do-not-send="true">name=</a>` tag I realized that this
might be problematic as `name=` seems to be given higher
rendering priority than house number (at least on <a
href="http://openstreetmap.org" moz-do-not-send="true">openstreetmap.org</a>
and Maps.me), potentially causing wayfinding confusion as
addresses disappear and long-dead owners names start popping
up.<br>
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For some of these buildings they are commonly referred to by
the public using this historical-owner name. For example the "<a
href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/378028294"
moz-do-not-send="true">Osborne house"</a> in my town was
referred to as such in public meetings and newspapers several
years ago when it was picked up and moved. It now has a new
address as a result of this move.<br>
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In many other cases buildings are locally referred to by their
current address or current occupant. Especially in the case of
a building taken up by a single business, locals will simply
refer to the building as the "<name of business>
building". The historical-owner name is still valid and
interesting for cross-referencing historical materials, but it
likely isn't well known and in many cases and wouldn't be
useful for wayfinding as it would not be found on signage.<br>
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What are folks thoughts about these historical-owner building
names when they aren't well-known? Should they go in a `<a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:description"
moz-do-not-send="true">description=</a>` tag, `<a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:alt_name"
moz-do-not-send="true">alt_name=</a>`, or some other tag?<br>
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<div>Thanks for any insight you can provide.</div>
<div>Adam<br>
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