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The Tallest Building in America

This building, Christ Church in Philadelphia, was the tallest building George Washington ever laid eyes on. When the steeple was built, it was the tallest in America at 196 feet tall. It was only overtaken by Park Street Church in Boston in 1810. It held the title longer than any other building so far built since the New World was discovered.
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