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Former Nebraska school buildings help change affordable housing equation

Its exterior shell and playground area also look familiar to neighbors who live in Beatrice, Nebraska. The town's former Stoddard Elementary School underwent a $6.4 million renovation to reopen last week with an entirely new purpose — as Stoddard Place residences.

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Its exterior shell and playground area also look familiar to neighbors who live in Beatrice, Nebraska.

The town's former Stoddard Elementary School underwent a $6.4 million renovation to reopen last week with an entirely new purpose — as Stoddard Place residences.

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Its exterior shell and playground area also look familiar to neighbors who live in Beatrice, Nebraska. The town's former Stoddard Elementary School underwent a $6.4 million renovation to reopen last week with an entirely new purpose — as Stoddard Place residences.

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