There are two old houses in California that need help. Both of these homes are over 100 years old and are City of Berkeley landmarks. If you need a home and live anywhere near Berkeley, or you know of anyone in that area who needs a home, then one of these might be just the ticket! The University of California is requesting proposals to move the homes from their present ...

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I happened upon an article in the paper yesterday that saddened me. My previous post discussed getting ready for the winter and my concerns about my heating source. This newspaper article is about another issue that is important as the seasons change, and that is fire safety and old houses. Fire safety is an issue no matter what type of home you live in, new or old, and no matter ...

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Built in 1736, the Henry Antes house sits on a 34 acre plantation now owned by the Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc.  Once every year the property is packed with visitors to the  Goschenhoppen folk festival.  The festival is a large living history presentation of early Pennsylvania German culture. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992.  It qualified not only as a well preserved example of early 18th century German ...

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