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Passing north of Robert Avenue, we spot some ancient gems, such as the one on the right above, which is sadly abandoned, and the one below, with a little Mansard roof and a deemphasized cornice.

And wow, stop the presses! This cool Greek Revival house below makes me wonder if it was built before the street were laid out, as it almost looks like it was intended to face south. It is sad that all of these houses are abandoned.

And another survivor below, abandoned.

Then we switch to brick, with some cool houses that have sadly all lost their cornices that have been filled in with what looks to be mortar.