Iowa - Story County
Story County Iowa has 40 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 12 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Knapp-Wilson House, Calamus Creek Bridge, Christian Petersen Courtyard Sculptures, and Dairy Industry Building, East Indian Creek Bridge and Engineering Hall.

Many famous people are associated with these Story County historic places including James Wilson, Gilmour Beyers MacDonald, Louis Hermann Pammel, Otis Briggs, J.L. Budd and William Kennison Wood.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Story County places including Milens Burt, Stark, N.M., and Company, Iowa State Highway Commission, Nourse & Rasmussen Liebbe, King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing C, Koss Construction Company, Robert G. McDowell, Christian Petersen, Rawson & Souers Proudfoot and G.B. MacDonald. Prominent architectural styles found in Story Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival and Italianate.

Agriculture Hall (added 1985 - - #85001374)
Also known as Botany Hall
Iowa State University , Ames
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Josselyn & Taylor
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
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Alumni Hall (added 1978 - - #78001260)
Iowa State University campus , Ames
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Proudfoot & Bird
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
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Ames High School (added 2002 - - #02001229)
515 Clark Ave. , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tinsley, McBroom & Higgins
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
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Ames Main Street Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002399)
Roughly 100-400 blocks of Main and 5th Streets with cross streets of Burnett, Kellogg, Douglas and Duff Streets, Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And 20th Century American Movements, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1891-1967 AD
Bandshell Park Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001238)
Also known as Band Shell Park, City Park--City Park and Music Pavilion
Bounded by Duff Ave., E. 5th St., E. 6th St., and Carroll Ave. , Ames
Dagwin57, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pratt, Grover M., et al.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Music Facility, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility, Park
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Briggs Terrace (added 1998 - - #98000868)
Also known as Evergreen Ln.
1204 H Ave. , Nevada
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Briggs, Otis
Significant Year:
1879
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Budd, Prof, J.L., Sarah M., and Etta Budd, House (added 2001 - - #01000860)
Also known as Youth Recovery House
804 Kellogg Ave. , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Budd, J.L.
Significant Year:
1885, 1904
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
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Calamus Creek Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000486)
325th St. over Calamus Cr. , Maxwell
KatelynFoster22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stark, N.M., and Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Christian Petersen Courtyard Sculptures, and Dairy Industry Building (added 1987 - - #87000020)
Union Dr. and Wallace Rd., Iowa State University campus , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Proudfoot,Rawson & Souers, Petersen,Christian
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
College, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
College, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
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Colonials Club House (added 2012 - - #12000003)
217 Ash Ave., Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
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Delta Upsilon Chapter House (added 2010 - - #10000919)
117 Ash Ave, Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
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East Indian Creek Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000485)
260th St. over East Indian Cr. , Nevada
KatelynFoster22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stark, N.M., and Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Edwards-Swayze House (added 1978 - - #78001262)
Also known as Page Four
1110 9th St. , Nevada
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Engineering Hall (added 1983 - - #83000402)
Also known as Laboratory of Mechanics
Union Dr., Iowa State University campus , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block (added 1980 - - #80001460)
Broad St. , Story City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cox,James S.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Government Office, Library, Specialty Store, Theater
More Information:
Henryson, Henry T. and Emilie (Wiese), House (added 2005 - - #05000317)
Also known as Bartlett Museum
619 Grad Ave. , Story City
HMHC, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Herschel--Spillman Two-Row Portable Menagerie Carousel (added 1986 - - #86001244)
North Park, Story St., and Grove Ave. , Story City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spillman,Herschel,Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Art
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair, Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fair, Monument/Marker
More Information:
Horticulture Laboratory, Iowa State College (added 1978 - - #78003545)
Iowa State University Campus , Ames
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Owner:
State
Iowa Beta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (added 2014 - - #13001140)
228 Gray Ave., Ames
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Keigley Branch Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000483)
550th St. over Keigley Branch , Gilbert
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Koss Construction Company, Iowa State Highway Commission
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Knapp-Wilson House (added 1966 - - #66000339)
Also known as The Farm House
Iowa State University campus , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Wilson,James,et al.
Significant Year:
1880, 1896, 1861
Area of Significance:
Education, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Research Facility
More Information:
Lincoln Township Mausoleum (added 2007 - - #07001004)
Also known as Zearing Mausoleum
Cty Rd. E18, N end of Pearl St. , Zearing
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
MacDonald, Gilmour B. and Edith Craig, House (added 1992 - - #91001860)
517 Ash St. , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
MacDonald,G.B., McDowell,Robert G.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
MacDonald,Gilmour Beyers
Significant Year:
1916
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Marston Water Tower (added 1982 - - #82002644)
Iowa State University campus , Ames
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marston,Anson
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Masonic Temple (added 2016 - - #16000608)
Ames, Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Greeley, Wallace M.
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1917-1917 AD
Morrill Hall (added 1996 - - #96000700)
Morrill Rd., facing E toward central campus, Iowa St. University , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
King, O.J., Josselyn & Taylor
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
Mulcahy Barn (added 2004 - - #03001492)
Also known as 85-03179
25623--710th Ave. , Colo
Snyder1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility
More Information:
Municipal Building (added 1997 - - #97000391)
Also known as Ames City Hall;Public Safety Building
420 Kellogg Ave. , Ames
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Nevada Downtown Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000356)
Approx. 6th St. from I Ave. to M Ave. , Nevada
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boyd & Moore
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township (added 1986 - - #86001439)
Off CR S14 , Iowa Center
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility
More Information:
Old Town Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001349)
Bet. Duff and Clark Ave., and 7th and 9th Sts. , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Duntz, Charles A.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Pammel, Louis Hermann and Augusta Emmel, House (added 1992 - - #91001834)
428 Ash St. , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Pammel,Louis Hermann
Area of Significance:
Conservation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Pleasant Grove Community Church and Cemetery (added 2010 - - #10000295)
Also known as Methodist Episcopal Church of Milford Township
56971 170th St , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Roosevelt School (added 2010 - - #10000055)
921 9th St. , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Elvin & Co., Kimball, Bailie & Cowgill
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Sheldahl First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church (added 1984 - - #84001599)
3rd and Willow Sts. , Sheldahl
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sheldalh,Osmund
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
More Information:
Sigma Sigma-Delta Chi Fraternity House (added 2008 - - #08000684)
Also known as Delta Chi Fraternity House, Sigma Sigma Fraternity House
405 Hayward Ave. , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Silliman Memorial Library (added 1997 - - #83000403)
631 K Ave. , Nevada
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Liebbe,Nourse & Rasmussen
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Library
Current Function:
Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Library
Skunk River Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000484)
255th St. over Skunk R. , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing C
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Soper's Mill Bridge (added 2003 - - #78001261)
N of Ames off IA 35 , Ames
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Wood, William Kennison, House (added 1995 - - #95000622)
Co. Rd. off S27 , Iowa Center
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Wood, William Kennison
Significant Year:
1865
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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