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Hotel Margaret, Brooklyn, New York
The Hotel Margaret was a building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York. The hotel was built for John Arbuckle, a Brooklyn coffee and sugar importer, and named after his sister Margaret. It was designed by Frank Freeman and completed in 1889. The hotel was the locality's first skyscraper and for many years remained its tallest building. It was destroyed by a 1980 fire.
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Hotel Margaret, Brooklyn, New York
The Hotel Margaret was a building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York. The hotel was built for John Arbuckle, a Brooklyn coffee and sugar importer, and named after his sister Margaret. It was designed by Frank Freeman and completed in 1889. The hotel was the locality's first skyscraper and for many years remained its tallest building. It was destroyed by a 1980 fire.
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 (Flatbush) (Coney Island) - Hotel Margaret, Brooklyn, New York
The Hotel Margaret was a building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York. The hotel was built for John Arbuckle, a Brooklyn coffee and sugar importer, and named after his sister Margaret. It was designed by Frank Freeman and completed in 1889. The hotel was the locality's first skyscraper and for many years remained its tallest building. It was destroyed by a 1980 fire.
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