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1137:Clearfield
929:August 12,
883:August 12,
844:Harrisburg
824:Kinal 1999
700:Kinal 1999
610:References
507:in nearby
501:Pittsburgh
486:Escalators
420:1979-07-07
294:buttresses
275:terracotta
227:commercial
188:Designated
1443:Southwest
1433:Northwest
1428:Northeast
1408:Lancaster
1232:Lancaster
1217:Jefferson
1050:Armstrong
1045:Allegheny
431:Dissolved
261:by brick
237:in 1996.
152:Completed
116:42°7′40″N
1509:Category
1337:Sullivan
1332:Somerset
1257:Lycoming
1237:Lawrence
1192:Franklin
1167:Delaware
1152:Crawford
1147:Columbia
1075:Bradford
812:Uhl 1996
797:Uhl 1996
785:Uhl 1996
773:Uhl 1996
758:Uhl 1996
688:Uhl 1996
671:Uhl 1996
654:Uhl 1996
563:See also
535:, 104.9
478:frontage
362:Industry
255:frontage
199:96001194
119:80°5′4″W
79:Art Deco
1480:covered
1476:Bridges
1382:Wyoming
1357:Venango
1287:Montour
1272:Mifflin
1252:Luzerne
1242:Lebanon
1222:Juniata
1212:Indiana
1182:Fayette
1162:Dauphin
1142:Clinton
1132:Clarion
1110:Chester
1095:Cameron
1090:Cambria
1060:Bedford
895:Sources
743:May 14,
543:, 93.9
539:, 94.7
531:, 1400
497:Horne's
418: (
413:Defunct
405:Founder
395: (
390:Founded
352:History
308:tracery
298:beveled
279:balcony
267:parapet
85:Address
1362:Warren
1327:Snyder
1317:Potter
1277:Monroe
1267:Mercer
1262:McKean
1247:Lehigh
1202:Greene
1197:Fulton
1187:Forest
1105:Centre
1100:Carbon
1085:Butler
1055:Beaver
976:Topics
854:
470:Boston
455:Parent
366:Retail
271:coping
241:Design
1438:South
1423:North
1372:Wayne
1352:Union
1347:Tioga
1302:Perry
1125:South
1120:North
1080:Bucks
1070:Blair
1065:Berks
1040:Adams
372:Genre
346:Peach
263:piers
1448:West
1387:York
1312:Pike
1177:Erie
1115:East
931:2012
885:2012
852:ISBN
745:2011
641:2010
553:WEBG
549:WRTS
545:WTWF
541:WXBB
537:WRKT
533:WJET
529:WFNN
440:Erie
428:Fate
397:1885
393:1885
334:and
288:and
286:bell
259:bays
251:buff
213:The
155:1931
147:1929
91:Erie
1172:Elk
917:PDF
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