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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Public Square. The building's red terra cotta facade was modernized in 1969 with a steel and enamel facade. The building was restored in 2019 for around $ 50 million which included the removal of the modernized facade. The building now serves
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who suggested the contractor be arrested instead. Upon completion, Scofield's office was located on the
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