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The dining room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The front exterior of the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller, photographed on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The front entrance of the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller, photographed on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The side yard of the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller, photographed on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The rear patio, photographed at the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The rear patio, photographed at the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The rear patio is made from original Newport street pavers.Photo by: Gary Landers
The front entrance hall, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The front entrance hall, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The front entrance hall, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The living room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The living room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The living room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The living room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The living room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The living room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
A Murphy bed folds down for sleeping in the living room of the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller.Photo by: Gary Landers
The living room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
A washer and dryer off the front hall closet, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The dining room from the living room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The dining room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The dining room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The dining room, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
Mary Soller, photographed in her Newport, Kentucky, home on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The kitchen, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The kitchen, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The kitchen, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
A third-floor bedroom under renovation, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
A third-floor bedroom under renovation, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
A third-floor room under renovation, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers
The view from the third-floor bedroom, photographed in the Newport, Kentucky, home of Mary Soller on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo by Gary Landers/WCPO)Photo by: Gary Landers