By American standards, Jacksonville, Fla., which was named after President Andrew Jackson in 1822, probably can't be considered a young city per se. It is a sprawling city, the largest in the U.S. based on square miles -- and one of the nation's fastest-growing metropolises, too. That said, I can't help but think of a recent trip to England where medieval villages are no big deal and a home or building ...

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On the California coast, it’s not unusual for new development to push out the old. But in Ventura, activists, including the San Buenaventura Conservancy, are working hard to save the long abandoned historic home of one of the city’s earliest and most influential residents, E.P. Foster, who was only 4 years old in 1852 when his family migrated West by covered wagon. The Ventura County Reporter featured a story on Sept. ...

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As far as old house deals go, you might say Phillip Engel and Mark Goff got a pretty good discount on their new 140-year-old house in Healdsburg, Calif., in beautiful Sonoma County. Originally listed for $1.6 million, they snagged Marshall House for just under $1 million. It's 19 miles from the ocean, located in a historic downtown not far from Calistoga -- and nearby Napa, for that matter … but this ...

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