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encompasses the historically railroad-dominated portion of downtown
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Apartment
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Downtown Essex
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1131:List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont
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580:Pearl Street Historic District
575:North Street Historic District
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753:Chittenden County Courthouse
655:Winooski Falls Mill District
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712:Old Red Mill and Mill House
687:Burlington Traction Company
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790:District No. 5 Schoolhouse
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590:Preston–Lafreniere Farm
250:Description and history
240:Essex Junction, Vermont
176:2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
130:Essex Junction, Vermont
967:John B. Robarge Duplex
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816:First Baptist Church
727:Saltus Grocery Store
630:Underhill State Park
544:Lakeside Development
1007:Winterbotham Estate
645:M. S. Whitcomb Farm
605:Sand Bar State Park
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260:Burlington
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