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Restored grand staircase.
“One of the beautiful things about the project would be that it would at least maintain the same use.
to me is that it’s still what it was built to be in 1897, And it did.” Now, although the percentages of the
which is an art school and an art gallery, as opposed building devoted to display and teaching space have
to becoming a mall,” Duffy said. “There’s somewhat effectively swapped, the Corcoran remains, as stated
less gallery space and somewhat more academic space above its entry, “Dedicated to Art.”
now, but to my mind, the best thing that could happen
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