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2. William E. Ward House - Wikipedia

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   The main block and its mansard roof are in high Second Empire architectural style, and the more Gothic tower allows for panoramic views over Long Island Sound. The other tower is a water tower, meant to offer additional fire protection as well as a drinking supply. The architect and engineer left the concrete unfinished to better display it. [1]

3. Kapla - Wikipedia

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   The sets consist only of identical wood planks measuring 11.7 cm x 2.34 cm x 0.78 cm. This 15:3:1 ratio of length:width:thickness is different than the dimensions used for traditionally proportioned building blocks (such as unit blocks ), and are used for building features such as lintels , roofs and floors .

4. List of tallest wooden buildings - Wikipedia

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   Swedens tallest wooden-house The tallest recorded wooden structures were wooden radio masts with heights of up to 220 meters, or 720 feet, that had been realized in Russia in the first half of the 20th century but then were replaced by steel ones, [ 2 ] data verifying the location of these structures is not readily available.

5. From wood blocks to ‘poop buckets,’ how Burning Man ... - AOL

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   In the case of rain, Burning Man emphasizes the importance of wood blocks to help keep generators and other electronic devices dry and electrical tape to seal off connections.

6. Blocking (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Blocking (dwang, nog, noggin, and nogging) is the use of short pieces of dimensional lumber in wood framed construction to brace longer members or to provide grounds for fixings. Uses [ edit ]

7. Bernard Marcus, cofounder of The Home Depot and billionaire ...

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   The Home Depot got its start in Atlanta, a city where Marcus was a well-known philanthropist with his wife Billi. The pair started the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University, which helps kids ...