By Betsy Biesenbach

One of the things that makes Roanoke so delightful to live in is what is called “older housing stock.” That doesn’t mean it’s a city full of rickety old shacks, but that many of the homes are more than a half-century old.

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Biesenbach, of Roanoke, is a freelance writer, title examiner and author of “Bits O’ Betsy Biesenbach.”