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It has remained one ever since. The swimming pool and pool house were added in the later 20th century, but there have been no major alterations to the property otherwise.
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columns extending from the dining room on the west elevation.
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434:References
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409:Beaux-Arts
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332:Dutch door
150:73°56′21″W
147:41°47′30″N
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