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1452:Other areas
1412:Puerto Rico
1246:Mississippi
1161:Connecticut
577:Dime Store
376:Late 1890s
326:Year Built
163: /
151:112°11′18″W
139:Coordinates
1542:Categories
1361:Washington
1281:New Mexico
1276:New Jersey
1151:California
928:References
867:Romanesque
298:Romanesque
148:35°15′02″N
1371:Wisconsin
1336:Tennessee
1241:Minnesota
1216:Louisiana
916:ca. 1913
888:ca. 1893
864:Victorian
860:ca, 1897
839:Victorian
835:ca. 1910
794:ca. 1907
710:Victorian
588:ca. 1912
568:ca. 1914
548:ca. 1910
527:ca. 1912
506:ca. 1910
486:ca. 1910
332:Comments
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199:Architect
1527:Category
1356:Virginia
1306:Oklahoma
1286:New York
1261:Nebraska
1251:Missouri
1236:Michigan
1226:Maryland
1211:Kentucky
1191:Illinois
1166:Delaware
1156:Colorado
1146:Arkansas
754:ca 1907
635:revival
422:Art Deco
240:Williams
222:84000436
202:Multiple
128:Location
1473:Related
1376:Wyoming
1351:Vermont
1256:Montana
1196:Indiana
1176:Georgia
1171:Florida
1141:Arizona
1131:Alabama
443:1930's
189: (
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1266:Nevada
1206:Kansas
1181:Hawaii
1136:Alaska
1072:Topics
894:style
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287:dacite
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1443:Palau
1341:Texas
1221:Maine
1186:Idaho
814:1947
774:1907
734:1907
706:1912
654:1912
629:1918
608:1912
465:1910
420:Only
417:1907
397:1936
348:1908
323:Name
184:Built
1397:Guam
1346:Utah
1301:Ohio
1201:Iowa
263:The
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191:1890
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176:Area
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