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  1. Tippecanoe County Courthouse 1
    Tippecanoe County Courthouse
    United StatesLafayette
    69 m 5 fl 1885
  2. ▢
    2
    Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
    United StatesLafayette
    52 m 1886
  3. The Rise at Chauncey 3
    The Rise at Chauncey
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    51 m 16 fl 2019
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    4
    Purdue Bell Tower
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    49 m 1995
  5. Lafayette Life Building 5
    Lafayette Life Building
    United StatesLafayette
    43 m 10 fl 1918
  6. Chase Building 6
    Chase Building
    United StatesLafayette
    43 m 10 fl 1970
  7. Campus Edge on Pierce 7
    Campus Edge on Pierce
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    39 m 11 fl 2018
  8. Mathematical Sciences Building 8
    Mathematical Sciences Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    36 m 10 fl 1967
  9. Young Hall 9
    Young Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    32 m 10 fl 1962
  10. Fowler House 10
    Fowler House
    United StatesLafayette
    31 m 8 fl 1915
  11. Lafayette Bank & Trust Building 11
    Lafayette Bank & Trust Building
    United StatesLafayette
    30 m 6 fl 2006
  12. Krannert Building 12
    Krannert Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    28 m 7 fl 1964
  13. Chauncey Square 13
    Chauncey Square
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    28 m 7 fl 2008
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    Grant Street Station
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    26 m 6 fl 2013
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    Sieng-Liang Wang Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    25 m 4 fl 2014
  16. Mackey Arena 16
    Mackey Arena
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    24 m 1967
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    Krach Leadership Center
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    24 m 4 fl 2014
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    323 Columbia Street
    United StatesLafayette
    23 m 4 fl 1902
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    Cary South Residential Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    22 m 6 fl 1939
  20. Fuse 20
    Fuse
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    22 m 5 fl 2014
  21. Schultz Walgamuth Building 21
    Schultz Walgamuth Building
    United StatesLafayette
    21 m 4 fl 1913
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    316 South Street
    United StatesLafayette
    20 m 4 fl 1935
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    Drug Discovery Facility
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    20 m 3 fl 2014
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    Third Street Suites
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    18 m 5 fl 2014
  25. Hampton Inn & Suites West Lafayette 25
    Hampton Inn & Suites West Lafayette
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    17 m 4 fl 2017
  26. Hawkins Hall 26
    Hawkins Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    14 fl 1968
  27. Hub Plus State Street 27
    Hub Plus State Street
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    10 fl 2019
  28. McCutcheon Hall South 28
    McCutcheon Hall South
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1963
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    Earhart Hall East
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1964
  30. McCutcheon Hall North 30
    McCutcheon Hall North
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1963
  31. Hillenbrand Hall Northwest 31
    Hillenbrand Hall Northwest
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1993
  32. Shreve Hall East 32
    Shreve Hall East
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1970
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    Meredith South Residence Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 2020
  34. Holiday Inn Select Lafayette City Centre 34
    Holiday Inn Select Lafayette City Centre
    United StatesLafayette
    8 fl 2002
  35. Lafayette Business Tower 35
    Lafayette Business Tower
    United StatesLafayette
    8 fl 1914
  36. Shreve Hall West 36
    Shreve Hall West
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1970
  37. Wood Street Garage 37
    Wood Street Garage
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl
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    Harrison Hall North
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1966
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    Earhart Hall West
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1964
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    Hillenbrand Hall Southeast
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1993
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    Harrison Hall South
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    8 fl 1966
  42. Drury Inn & Suites Lafayette 42
    Drury Inn & Suites Lafayette
    United StatesLafayette
    7 fl 2021
  43. Wabash Landing Parking Garage 43
    Wabash Landing Parking Garage
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    7 fl
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    Beering Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    7 fl 1993
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    IU Health Arnett Hospital
    United StatesLafayette
    7 fl 2008
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    MED Institute
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    6 fl 1993
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    Discovery Park Parking Garage
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    6 fl 2020
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    Honors College North
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    6 fl 2016
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    Griffin Residence Hall North
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    6 fl 2020
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    Honors College South
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    6 fl 2016
  51. DoubleTree by Hilton Lafayette East 51
    DoubleTree by Hilton Lafayette East
    United StatesLafayette
    6 fl 1973
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    Valley Towers
    United StatesLafayette
    6 fl
  53. Hilton Garden Inn Wabash Landing 53
    Hilton Garden Inn Wabash Landing
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    6 fl 2002
  54. County Parking Garage 54
    County Parking Garage
    United StatesLafayette
    6 fl 2001
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    Luna Flats
    United StatesLafayette
    5 fl 2022
  56. Muinzer Building 56
    Muinzer Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2019
  57. River Market Apartments 57
    River Market Apartments
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl
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    58
    First Street Towers, West Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2012
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    59
    First Street Towers, East Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2009
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    60
    Agricultural & Biological Engineering Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2021
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    Crossing at Chauncey Hill
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2019
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    McCutcheon Parking Garage
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl
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    Wabash Landing Apartments
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2002
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    North by Northwest
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl
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    Rawls Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2003
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    Purdue Memorial Union
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 1929
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    Brown Laboratory of Chemistry
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl
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    Hi Vine
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2019
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    Chauncey Square Parking Garage
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2007
  70. MARQ 70
    MARQ
    United StatesLafayette
    5 fl 2018
  71. Renaissance Place Condominiums 71
    Renaissance Place Condominiums
    United StatesLafayette
    5 fl 2007
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    Friendship House
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 1980
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    Nova Tower
    United StatesLafayette
    5 fl 2021
  74. Regency Springs Apartments 74
    Regency Springs Apartments
    United StatesLafayette
    5 fl 2015
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    The Ellsworth
    United StatesLafayette
    5 fl 2022
  76. Pullman Station 76
    Pullman Station
    United StatesLafayette
    5 fl 2020
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    Convergence Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    5 fl 2020
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    78
    University Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 1876
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    Lincoln Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl
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    First Street Towers, Central Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 2009
  81. 22 North 2nd Street 81
    22 North 2nd Street
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl
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    Aspire, West Building
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 2019
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    331 Columbia Street
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl 1890
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    84
    Staybridge Suites Lafayette
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl 2019
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    Reifer's Center
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl 1914
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    86
    State Street Towers
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl
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    87
    Handly-Sharp-DRTW Building
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl 1875
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    Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 1955
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    Faith West Apartments
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 2013
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    Dewey Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl
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    Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 2009
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    MacArthur Hall
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 1981
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    93
    State Street Commons
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl
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    South Street Station
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 2014
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    Chaney-Hale Hall of Science
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl 2020
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    96
    661 Main Street
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl 1923
  97. Residence Inn Lafayette 97
    Residence Inn Lafayette
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl 2018
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    98
    Medical Arts Building
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl 1997
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    99
    Quality Inn & Suites Lafayette
    United StatesLafayette
    4 fl
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    100
    Linwood Apartments
    United StatesWest Lafayette
    4 fl
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