diff --git a/byHeight.go b/byHeight.go
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+// Copyright 2016 Factom Foundation
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package factom
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+
+
+type JStruct struct {
+	data []byte
+}
+
+func (e *JStruct) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return e.data, nil
+}
+
+func (e *JStruct) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	e.data = b
+	return nil
+}
+
+type BlockByHeightRawResponse struct {
+	//TODO: implement all of the blocks as proper structures
+
+	DBlock  *JStruct `json:"dblock,omitempty"`
+	ABlock  *JStruct `json:"ablock,omitempty"`
+	FBlock  *JStruct `json:"fblock,omitempty"`
+	ECBlock *JStruct `json:"ecblock,omitempty"`
+
+	RawData string `json:"rawdata,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (f *BlockByHeightRawResponse) String() string {
+	var s string
+	if f.DBlock != nil {
+		j, _ := f.DBlock.MarshalJSON()
+		s += fmt.Sprintln("DBlock:", string(j))
+	} else if f.ABlock != nil {
+		j, _ := f.ABlock.MarshalJSON()
+		s += fmt.Sprintln("ABlock:", string(j))
+	} else if f.FBlock != nil {
+		j, _ := f.FBlock.MarshalJSON()
+		s += fmt.Sprintln("FBlock:", string(j))
+	} else if f.ECBlock != nil {
+		j, _ := f.ECBlock.MarshalJSON()
+		s += fmt.Sprintln("ECBlock:", string(j))
+	}
+
+	return s
+}
+
+// GetBlockByHeightRaw fetches the specified block type by height
+// Deprecated: use ablock, dblock, eblock, ecblock and fblock instead.
+func GetBlockByHeightRaw(blockType string, height int64) (*BlockByHeightRawResponse, error) {
+	params := heightRequest{Height: height}
+	req := NewJSON2Request(fmt.Sprintf("%vblock-by-height", blockType), APICounter(), params)
+	resp, err := factomdRequest(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.Error != nil {
+		return nil, resp.Error
+	}
+
+	block := new(BlockByHeightRawResponse)
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.JSONResult(), block); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return block, nil
+}