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88:After working from 1884 to 1887 as a
907:National Register of Historic Places
813:Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography
782:"Architect Here Wins $ 10,000 Prize"
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444:Albert Randolph Ross
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342:Charles Albert Lopez
226:Nashville, Tennessee
189:Albert Randolph Ross
65:Education and career
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