"Before this ugly edifice, and between it and the wheel-track of the street, was
a grassy plot..."
Bantam Classic
Ch. 1 Pg. 45
I think edifice means a building, or maybe prison because the first chapter was describing the prison.
A reference for vocabulary words in American Literature
Some synonyms from dictionary.com are:
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conceive
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According to dictionary.com, an edifice is a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
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