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In the article which follows, Prof. A. D. F. Hamlin comments upon the above list, and draws some interesting conclusions from the comparison of it with a similar list, compiled fifteen years ago in the same way by the readers of The American Architect. The announcement of the award of the prizes in this Competition will be found on the publishers' page of this issue.

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"THE TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS."
A DISCUSSION OF THE VOTE BY
A. D. F. HAMLIN,
PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE, CORNELL UNIVERSITY; AUTHOR OF "HAMLIN'S HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE."