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William C. Bullitt’s Suburban Mansion, Devon, Pennsylvania

Posted by admin on January 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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Thompson Street Has A Deep Past, 10th & Thompson Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1918

Posted by admin on October 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The Reading Pagoda Represents A Rich Past, Reading, Pennsylvania

Posted by admin on August 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Norwood Was The Country Home of Lloyd Mifflin, Columbia, Pennsylvania

Posted by admin on July 27, 2012 · 1 Comment

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Second Oldest Only To Pennsylvania Hospital, The Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Posted by admin on July 24, 2012 · 2 Comments

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The Early Sodomites Of Pennsylvania Built The Octagonal Sodom Schoolhouse In 1815…

Posted by admin on June 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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A Classic Storefront Never Dies, All She Needs Is Some Paint…Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Posted by admin on March 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Romanesque Row House, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Posted by admin on July 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Detached Row House in Alleyway, York, Pennsylvania

Posted by admin on June 14, 2011 · 1 Comment

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Filed under Built Environment, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Location Location Location, Most Recent, Pennsyltucky, Residential Architecture, Right Up Your Alley · Tagged with Alley Dwellings, Alleyways, Architectural History, City Houses, Odd Houses, Old Houses, Pennsylvania Architecture, Poor History, Row House, York PA

Prairie Style Haunted Farm House, Lincoln Highway, Hellam, Pennsylvania

Posted by admin on May 31, 2011 · 2 Comments

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