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1396:Westchester
1326:Schenectady
1121:Cattaraugus
319:Five Points
193: /
169:Coordinates
1622:Categories
1386:Washington
1306:Rensselaer
1241:Montgomery
1226:Livingston
1131:Chautauqua
496:References
437:, his son
412:Neo-Gothic
289:, between
181:73°56′43″W
178:40°48′53″N
1528:Rochester
1523:Rhinebeck
1513:Peekskill
1474:Manhattan
1331:Schoharie
1211:Jefferson
1094:by county
930:Manhattan
853:Manhattan
759:, p. 152
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699:March 25,
673:August 1,
425:in 2008.
303:Manhattan
280:Episcopal
214:Architect
209:1910–1911
159:Manhattan
1587:Category
1533:Syracuse
1459:Brooklyn
1406:Southern
1401:Northern
1371:Tompkins
1361:Sullivan
1336:Schuyler
1321:Saratoga
1316:Rockland
1266:Onondaga
1206:Herkimer
1201:Hamilton
1181:Franklin
1166:Dutchess
1161:Delaware
1156:Cortland
1151:Columbia
1141:Chenango
1106:Allegany
1028:New York
962:Brooklyn
885:Brooklyn
638:, p. 148
587:(2004).
473:See also
247:08000933
153:Location
1538:Yonkers
1441:Buffalo
1429:by city
1413:Wyoming
1356:Suffolk
1351:Steuben
1281:Orleans
1271:Ontario
1256:Niagara
1231:Madison
1191:Genesee
1146:Clinton
1136:Chemung
414:style.
369:reredos
326:History
313:as the
297:in the
1464:Queens
1436:Albany
1381:Warren
1376:Ulster
1341:Seneca
1301:Queens
1296:Putnam
1291:Otsego
1286:Oswego
1276:Orange
1261:Oneida
1246:Nassau
1236:Monroe
1196:Greene
1186:Fulton
1126:Cayuga
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1101:Albany
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299:Harlem
283:church
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1427:Lists
1418:Yates
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1366:Tioga
1221:Lewis
1176:Essex
1111:Bronx
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567:p.541
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463:NAACP
206:Built
1597:List
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