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light fixtures. It leads to 65-foot-long (20 m) Great Hall that rises two stories to a
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style with Stick-style porte-cochére. Its interior features
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299:National Register of Historic Places
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786:. 2004. Archived from
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874:National Park Service
854:Contributing property
676:Newport, Rhode Island
618:Buchman & Deisler
570:off the gallery. The
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169:41.01056°N 73.87028°W
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348:rise. A copper-clad
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608:as it emerged from
380:and a second-story
215:Renaissance Revival
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253:The Masters School
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138:Nearest city
1359:Other lists
1208:Westchester
1138:Schenectady
933:Cattaraugus
557:wainscoting
543:and marble
528:pilasters.
463:dining room
362:Doric order
331:terra-cotta
257:Dobbs Ferry
217:(mansion),
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148:Coordinates
128:Dobbs Ferry
1434:Categories
1198:Washington
1118:Rensselaer
1053:Montgomery
1038:Livingston
943:Chautauqua
794:2008-06-18
752:2008-06-17
694:References
656:Gilded Age
640:Aesthetics
590:Queen Anne
533:chandelier
526:Corinthian
510:Pan flutes
447:trim. The
405:baseboards
400:flooring,
249:Estherwood
219:Queen Anne
160:73°52′13″W
157:41°00′38″N
1340:Rochester
1335:Rhinebeck
1325:Peekskill
1286:Manhattan
1143:Schoharie
1023:Jefferson
906:by county
630:dormitory
502:Adamesque
498:gold leaf
490:pilasters
479:caryatids
473:medieval
456:Greek key
445:limestone
441:fireplace
421:skylights
394:vestibule
309:Buildings
287:gold leaf
269:octagonal
201:Architect
1399:Category
1345:Syracuse
1271:Brooklyn
1218:Southern
1213:Northern
1183:Tompkins
1173:Sullivan
1148:Schuyler
1133:Saratoga
1128:Rockland
1078:Onondaga
1018:Herkimer
1013:Hamilton
993:Franklin
978:Dutchess
973:Delaware
968:Cortland
963:Columbia
953:Chenango
918:Allegany
840:New York
682:See also
626:elevator
553:Honduran
541:brackets
522:mahogany
518:transoms
494:capitals
417:coffered
346:chimneys
261:New York
233:79001646
124:Location
1350:Yonkers
1253:Buffalo
1241:by city
1225:Wyoming
1168:Suffolk
1163:Steuben
1093:Orleans
1083:Ontario
1068:Niagara
1043:Madison
1003:Genesee
958:Clinton
948:Chemung
634:faculty
600:History
516:window
475:sconces
437:plinths
429:balcony
409:molding
370:veranda
340:, with
335:ceramic
272:library
1276:Queens
1248:Albany
1193:Warren
1188:Ulster
1153:Seneca
1113:Queens
1108:Putnam
1103:Otsego
1098:Oswego
1088:Orange
1073:Oneida
1058:Nassau
1048:Monroe
1008:Greene
998:Fulton
938:Cayuga
928:Broome
913:Albany
847:Topics
670:– the
610:balers
606:cotton
486:alcove
471:bronze
467:motifs
425:marble
413:bronze
402:marble
398:mosaic
354:facade
350:cupola
342:copper
283:marble
196:1894–5
1266:Bronx
1239:Lists
1230:Yates
1203:Wayne
1178:Tioga
1033:Lewis
988:Essex
923:Bronx
904:Lists
572:attic
564:maple
506:lyres
443:with
433:Ionic
396:with
193:Built
1409:List
983:Erie
411:and
338:tile
327:bays
285:and
242:1979
185:Area
838:in
666:'s
449:oak
255:in
228:No.
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263:,
259:,
132:NY
130:,
828:e
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