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» A Scottish Pineapple 
J.K. Gillon's illustrated description and discussion of the inspiration for the Dunmore Pineapple garden folly, built in 1761.
http://gillonj.tripod.com/ascottishpineapple/
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» Giant Shoe 
Roadside America takes a look at houses shaped like giant shoes in Pennsylvania and California: history, description and images.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/PAHALshoe.html
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» Hat 'n Boots 
History of the Hat and Boots gas station in Seattle plus news and updates on preservation, restoration and relocation to a neighborhood park.
http://hatnboots.org
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» Longaberger Office Building 
Glass, Steel and Stone provides a photograph and brief description of this 1997 building in Newark, Ohio, in the shape of a basket, headquarters of a firm that makes baskets.
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/US/OH/NewarkLongaberger.html
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» Lucy the Elephant 
Photograph and brief history of this timber-built elephant in New Jersey from the Boardwalk catalog.
http://www.jerseyboardwalk.com/lucy.htm
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» Oakley Interplanetary Headquarters 
America Hurrah hosts photographs of this extraordinary building in California designed by company president Colin Baden with a spaceship-like centrepiece.
http://americahurrah.com/Oakley/Entry.htm
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» Statue of Liberty 
An illustrated history, statistics and visitor information from the US National Park Service for this landmark designed by sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and completed in 1886.
http://www.nps.gov/stli/prod02.htm
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» The Big Duck 
Illustrated description and history by Kathy Biehl of this building shaped like a duck on Route 24, in the care of Friends of Long Island's Heritage.
http://fortuna.home.pipeline.com/cafe-compendium/duck.htm
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» The Shoe House 
Brief illustrated history and description by Kathy Biehl of a house shaped like a shoe built by a shoe magnate in 1948 in Hallam, Pennsylvania.
http://fortuna.home.pipeline.com/cafe-compendium/shoe.htm
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» Wigwam Motel 
Boasts unique 'americana' architecture in the form of concrete teepees. Includes pictures, history, and typical motel information. Rialto, California.
http://www.wigwammotel.com/
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