historic structure

collocation in English

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historic
adjective
uk
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/us
/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪk/
important or likely to be important ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofhistoricandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The railway is anhistoricstructure, helping the work of a great city.
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Thehistoricstructureis now vacant.
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It is a state-recognizedhistoricstructure.
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It was recognized as ahistoricstructurein 1966.
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The currently occupies the first floor of thishistoricstructure.
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With that addition, todayshistoricstructurewas complete.
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A helicopter dumped water on thehistoricstructure.
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Thehistoricstructurewas demolished in an urban renewal scheme.
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It contains 10 historic buildings and onehistoricstructure.
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They are considering sale of thehistoricstructure.
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Its mission is to preserve thathistoricstructureand the contents therein.
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Three years later a fire destroyed thehistoricstructureand the building was razed.
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Construction of the currenthistoricstructurebegan in 1866 and finished in 1869.
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Thehistoricstructurenow operates as a guest house and restaurant.
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The most significanthistoricstructureis the approximately 100x100ft m barn, built c.1919.
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Construction began on thishistoricstructurein 1930, and the building was officially opened in 1932.
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By inaction, a railway can leave ahistoricstructurein ruins.
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Today, there are four original ranch buildings plus one otherhistoricstructureremaining at the site.
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This project envisages conservation of thishistoricstructureand its surroundings.
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Asbestos removal costs are a contributing factor to the reluctance to maintain thehistoricstructure.
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However, some residents argued that the building should be preserved as anhistoricstructure.
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In 2007, began a $3.6 million renovation of thehistoricstructure, converting it into a modern academic center.
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The size of the building exceeded the largesthistoricstructureon the site by more than 2000sqft m2.
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However, development in the area threatened thehistoricstructure, and it was moved in 1894 and again in 1971.
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The building suffered partial abandonment and neglect as the city tried to find a new use for thehistoricstructure.
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