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Glimpses. 256 State Street

A bit of Second Empire on a traditional form

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, Parkside, Sherman Street, State Street and tagged Architecture, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Second Empire, tower on April 20, 2016 by alewifecove.

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