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A page from our history

Original post made on Jun 7, 2011

In 1998, the 130-year-old Commodore James T. Watkins house was moved from 25 Isabella Ave. to 96 Alejandra Ave. in Atherton by new owners David and Rhoda Herron. The house was cut into two pieces and placed on long steel beams for the trip to its new address.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 3, 2011, 12:04 AM

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Posted by R.Gordon
a resident of another community
on Jun 7, 2011 at 7:15 pm

One can never be too rich or too thin...........This is a better looking house than the Washington mess, but it is strictly living in the past when the earthquake comes.


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