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Building / Landmark · 1866
Ernst Flentje House
An 1866 house near Central Square that has outlasted most of its contemporaries, a fixed point in the neighborhood's Victorian streetscape.
What does Ernst Flentje House reveal about the city?
An 1866 house near Central Square that has outlasted most of its contemporaries, a fixed point in the neighborhood's Victorian streetscape.
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