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square in shape, with a hip roof and a high brick foundation. The roof has a deep cornice studded with modillion blocks. Facades are seven bays wide, with two-story pilasters at the corners and flanking the central bay, which is surmounted by a low-pitch pedimented gable. The main facade has an elaborate center bay, with paired columns flanking a rounded entrance, and above that a
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