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- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ↑ Margo Warminski (June 27, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Third Street Motor Car Company Building / CP-N-409". National Park Service . Retrieved August 2, 2018. With accompanying 15 photos
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