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1746:Other lists
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504:Ionic order
500:Karl Bitter
332:entablature
189: /
165:Coordinates
1811:Categories
1717:Cincinnati
1660:Washington
1635:Tuscarawas
1525:Montgomery
1315:Columbiana
1163:Washington
1138:Tuscarawas
1028:Montgomery
828:Courthouse
826:Cuyahoga (
812:Columbiana
586:References
484:rusticated
444:Group Plan
433:Beaux Arts
357:Corinthian
226:ID75001360
213:Beaux Arts
177:81°41′49″W
174:41°30′12″N
1722:Cleveland
1540:Muskingum
1445:Jefferson
1355:Fairfield
1320:Coshocton
1295:Champaign
1260:Ashtabula
1238:by county
1043:Muskingum
948:Jefferson
858:Fairfield
817:Coshocton
792:Champaign
757:Ashtabula
528:Lake Erie
360:pilasters
255:Cleveland
202:Architect
155:Cleveland
1737:Sandusky
1727:Columbus
1670:Williams
1645:Van Wert
1630:Trumbull
1600:Sandusky
1590:Richland
1565:Pickaway
1555:Paulding
1490:Mahoning
1460:Lawrence
1420:Highland
1410:Harrison
1395:Hamilton
1390:Guernsey
1365:Franklin
1345:Delaware
1340:Defiance
1330:Cuyahoga
1325:Crawford
1305:Clermont
1270:Auglaize
1173:Williams
1148:Van Wert
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1068:Pickaway
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868:Franklin
848:Delaware
843:Defiance
822:Crawford
802:Clermont
767:Auglaize
723:Current
629:Archived
569:See also
559:Max Bohm
536:tympanum
532:pediment
516:Edward I
488:keystone
466:Exterior
252:downtown
151:Location
1753:Bridges
1680:Wyandot
1575:Portage
1485:Madison
1465:Licking
1440:Jackson
1425:Hocking
1400:Hancock
1360:Fayette
1310:Clinton
1290:Carroll
1275:Belmont
1255:Ashland
1183:Wyandot
1078:Portage
988:Madison
968:Licking
943:Jackson
928:Hocking
903:Hancock
863:Fayette
807:Clinton
787:Carroll
772:Belmont
752:Ashland
512:cornice
510:of the
391:⁄
289:History
218:Part of
1732:Dayton
1655:Warren
1650:Vinton
1625:Summit
1615:Shelby
1610:Seneca
1605:Scioto
1585:Putnam
1580:Preble
1550:Ottawa
1535:Morrow
1530:Morgan
1520:Monroe
1510:Mercer
1500:Medina
1495:Marion
1475:Lorain
1430:Holmes
1405:Hardin
1385:Greene
1380:Geauga
1375:Gallia
1370:Fulton
1285:Butler
1265:Athens
1158:Warren
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998:Marion
978:Lorain
933:Holmes
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1665:Wayne
1640:Union
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1560:Perry
1545:Noble
1515:Miami
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1480:Lucas
1470:Logan
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1455:Lake
1450:Knox
1350:Erie
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