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946:by county
819:Hyde Park
475:Olin Dows
408:cast iron
386:vestibule
366:bluestone
319:Hyde Park
312:President
285:Rhinebeck
217:Architect
144:Rhinebeck
1439:Category
1385:Syracuse
1311:Brooklyn
1258:Southern
1253:Northern
1223:Tompkins
1213:Sullivan
1188:Schuyler
1173:Saratoga
1168:Rockland
1118:Onondaga
1058:Herkimer
1053:Hamilton
1033:Franklin
1018:Dutchess
1013:Delaware
1008:Cortland
1003:Columbia
993:Chenango
958:Allegany
880:New York
710:(1992).
690:(1997).
501:princess
355:asbestos
351:shingled
341:Building
308:New Deal
289:ZIP Code
264:88002419
158:Kingston
138:Location
1390:Yonkers
1293:Buffalo
1281:by city
1265:Wyoming
1208:Suffolk
1203:Steuben
1133:Orleans
1123:Ontario
1108:Niagara
1083:Madison
1043:Genesee
998:Clinton
988:Chemung
515:on the
509:Iceland
505:Denmark
430:in the
414:History
333:to the
235:Part of
1316:Queens
1288:Albany
1233:Warren
1228:Ulster
1193:Seneca
1153:Queens
1148:Putnam
1143:Otsego
1138:Oswego
1128:Orange
1113:Oneida
1098:Nassau
1088:Monroe
1048:Greene
1038:Fulton
978:Cayuga
968:Broome
953:Albany
887:Topics
534:parlor
513:mortar
444:Beacon
397:murals
370:facade
297:NY 308
1306:Bronx
1279:Lists
1270:Yates
1243:Wayne
1218:Tioga
1073:Lewis
1028:Essex
963:Bronx
944:Lists
717:(PDF)
697:(PDF)
661:(PDF)
652:Note:
483:mural
209:Built
1449:List
1023:Erie
736:2024
671:and
547:, a
507:and
499:and
446:and
293:US 9
279:The
212:1940
201:Area
878:in
503:of
353:in
283:in
259:No.
246:MPS
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