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Intermediate Building
The Intermediate Building is a historic municipal building at 324 Washington Street in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Designed by architects Hartwell and Richardson, and completed in 1894, it is a two-story brick building with Romanesque styling. It has a hip roof pierced by hip-roof dormers, the central one larger than those flanking it. Windows on the first floor have segmented-arch tops, while those on the second level are rectangular. A terra cotta stringcourse separates the first and second levels. The building served as the first Wellesley High School, and later as an annex to Town Hall. It is now Phillips Park Apartments for senior citizens. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
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The Intermediate Building is a historic municipal building at 324 Washington Street in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Designed by architects Hartwell and Richardson, and completed in 1894, it is a two-story brick building with Romanesque styling. It has a hip roof pierced by hip-roof dormers, the central one larger than those flanking it. Windows on the first floor have segmented-arch tops, while those on the second level are rectangular. A terra cotta stringcourse separates the first and second levels. The building served as the first Wellesley High School, and later as an annex to Town Hall. It is now Phillips Park Apartments for senior citizens. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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