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1295:Manhattan
1152:Schoharie
1032:Jefferson
915:by county
655:in 1968.
612:Rotterdam
578:in 1933.
576:City Hall
546:Northeast
453:pilasters
437:balconies
417:pediments
323:limestone
198:Architect
1408:Category
1354:Syracuse
1280:Brooklyn
1227:Southern
1222:Northern
1192:Tompkins
1182:Sullivan
1157:Schuyler
1142:Saratoga
1137:Rockland
1087:Onondaga
1027:Herkimer
1022:Hamilton
1002:Franklin
987:Dutchess
982:Delaware
977:Cortland
972:Columbia
962:Chenango
927:Allegany
849:New York
779:(1992).
759:(1997).
668:See also
620:governor
608:sea wall
497:terrazzo
493:paneling
489:Georgian
483:Interior
402:keystone
394:rosettes
338:shingled
317:Exterior
305:via the
277:Building
265:and the
225:85002277
139:Location
1359:Yonkers
1262:Buffalo
1250:by city
1234:Wyoming
1177:Suffolk
1172:Steuben
1102:Orleans
1092:Ontario
1077:Niagara
1052:Madison
1012:Genesee
967:Clinton
957:Chemung
661:auction
627:Eleanor
582:History
465:lunette
433:lunette
423:set in
413:friezes
398:lintels
361:cornice
353:portico
1285:Queens
1257:Albany
1202:Warren
1197:Ulster
1162:Seneca
1122:Queens
1117:Putnam
1112:Otsego
1107:Oswego
1097:Orange
1082:Oneida
1067:Nassau
1057:Monroe
1017:Greene
1007:Fulton
947:Cayuga
937:Broome
922:Albany
856:Topics
523:gutted
501:marble
469:oculus
449:quoins
447:stone
421:acorns
390:course
372:carved
355:. Its
331:gabled
311:Scotia
289:; the
29:Elston
1275:Bronx
1248:Lists
1239:Yates
1212:Wayne
1187:Tioga
1042:Lewis
997:Essex
932:Bronx
913:Lists
786:(PDF)
766:(PDF)
572:lobby
460:Ionic
405:motif
335:eaves
299:block
190:Built
1418:List
992:Erie
805:2024
742:2009
637:and
441:bays
409:swag
347:Six
283:NY 5
234:1985
193:1925
847:in
555:in
375:urn
309:to
220:No.
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687:^
641:.
633:,
629:,
427:.
377:.
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273:.
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147:NY
145:,
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830:t
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