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1247:Northern
1217:Tompkins
1207:Sullivan
1182:Schuyler
1167:Saratoga
1162:Rockland
1112:Onondaga
1052:Herkimer
1047:Hamilton
1027:Franklin
1012:Dutchess
1007:Delaware
1002:Cortland
997:Columbia
987:Chenango
952:Allegany
874:New York
805:"Museum"
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441:See also
378:boarders
351:classics
291:hip roof
244:Building
209:, today
190:73001191
114:Location
1384:Yonkers
1287:Buffalo
1275:by city
1259:Wyoming
1202:Suffolk
1197:Steuben
1127:Orleans
1117:Ontario
1102:Niagara
1077:Madison
1037:Genesee
992:Clinton
982:Chemung
428:ostrich
374:Wyoming
370:Genesee
344:History
330:transom
303:cornice
132:Batavia
1310:Queens
1282:Albany
1227:Warren
1222:Ulster
1187:Seneca
1147:Queens
1142:Putnam
1137:Otsego
1132:Oswego
1122:Orange
1107:Oneida
1092:Nassau
1082:Monroe
1042:Greene
1032:Fulton
972:Cayuga
962:Broome
947:Albany
881:Topics
322:facade
299:cupola
273:mortar
1300:Bronx
1273:Lists
1264:Yates
1237:Wayne
1212:Tioga
1067:Lewis
1022:Essex
957:Bronx
938:Lists
710:(PDF)
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385:South
326:Doric
280:quoin
175:Built
1443:List
1017:Erie
817:2010
791:2010
761:2010
729:2024
666:2010
659:WBTA
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269:bay
185:No.
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