She scrapped the bed and breakfast plan and opted instead to host private parties and special holiday brunches and dinners by reservation, calling the house Lights’ Victorian Restaurant.

In the heart of Reading’s Callowhill Historic District, Cynthia LaSota and her parents, Walter and Dorothy LaSota, are restoring a Victorian-era town house ... and writes Floor Plans for ...

One thing you might not expect, however, is a wealth of Victorian ... second-floor’s bedrooms. Out back, a separate service building was erected; in front, an iron gate. The house would ...