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Providence / Conrad Building

Built as a wedding gift, the Conrad Building is Venetian Gothic eye candy on Westminster Street in the Downtown Providence Historic District. Name: Conrad Building Location: 375 Westminster Street Year Completed: 1885 Architect: Stone, Carpenter & Wilson Style: Venetian Gothic / Romanesque Guide to Providence Architecture: Conrad Building Google Map

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Albany / D&H Building

Now known as SUNY Plaza, the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company Building is a castle-like landmark at the foot of Albany’s State Street. It’s a complex building, with a complex history to match. Name: D&H Building aka SUNY Plaza Location: 353 Broadway Year Completed: 1918 Architect: Marcus T Reynolds Style: Flemish Gothic Wikipedia: SUNY Plaza

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Albany / 80 State Street

Albany’s IBM Building, 80 State Street, is a gleaming black glass cube on the corner of State and Pearl Streets. The monolith mirrors all of the masonry landmarks around it with graph paper precision. Name: IBM Building Location: 80 State Street Year Completed: 1984 Architect: Style: Postmodern Emporis: IBM Building Google Map

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Philadelphia / City Hall

Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.” The structure is pure masonry – held up by granite and brick walls up to 22 feet thick! Name: PhiladelphiaCity Hall Location: 1400 John F Kennedy Boulevard / 1 Penn Square Year Completed: 1901

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