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Nellie Leland School

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Nellie Leland School Detroit
Nellie Leland School Detroit

The Nellie Leland School is a school building, originally built to serve handicapped children, located at 1395 Antietam Avenue in Detroit, Michigan (the former location of the Detroit Barracks, where Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant served from 1849 to 1851). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The building has been renovated into loft space.

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Nellie Leland School
Antietam Avenue, Detroit

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Antietam Avenue 1395
48207 Detroit
Michigan, United States
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