A woman is selling her childhood home where she has lived for 102 years — her family bought it for about $250 at the time
A woman who turned recently turned 104 is selling the house she lived in for more than a century.
Born a few months after the end of World War I, Gifford has lived through many significant moments of history in the house in the village of Street — including the invention of the television, the Wall Street crash, and World War II. "When I was a youngster, there were so many lovely families that lived along the road, and we all knew each other," John, Gifford's 79-year-old son, said.
When Gifford's home was originally built in 1882, it featured a communal well for those living on the road, according to the estate agent.
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