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Where the Famous Slept

While it may not boost your property value, saying that a big name - from Curt Schilling to Barack Obama, Julia Child to Amelia Earhart - once lived in your home brings joys (great cocktail conversation!) and pains (ghosts! tourists on the front lawn!).

BETTE DAVIS: The star's birthplace is on Chester Street in Lowell. BETTE DAVIS: The star's birthplace is on Chester Street in Lowell.
By Shira Springer
October 12, 2008

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While it may not boost your property value, saying that a big name - from Curt Schilling to Barack Obama, Julia Child to Amelia Earhart - once lived in your home brings joys (great cocktail conversation!) and pains (ghosts! tourists on the front lawn!). (Full article: 2874 words)

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