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Longworth Hall

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Longworth Hall is a registered historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on December 29, 1986. Constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1904 as the B&O Freight Terminal, the building was reported to be the longest structure of its type in the world at 1,277 feet (389 m) long. Camden Yards in Baltimore, a similar structure, is slightly shorter at 1,116-foot (340 m) long. Longworth Hall is 5 stories, while the Baltimore Freight Terminal is 8 stories.

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Longworth Hall
West Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati Queensgate

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West Pete Rose Way
45203 Cincinnati, Queensgate
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