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GoDCers, Please Help Identify This Building

1930s

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Okay, we need the collective power of the GoDC community. The best clue in the photo is the “1743” … where is this, and does the building still exist? Post your thoughts in the comments below. The photo below is from the 1930s.

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Source: Library of Congress

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