Besides a down payment, options are just what a first-time home buyer needs. That's exactly what the Victorian-era house at 613 Chestnut St. in Coraopolis (MLS No. 79066) offers.
Musicologist Mariana Whitmer and her husband, bank executive George Whitmer, have lived there happily since the summer of 1991. But the house at 838 N. Lincoln Ave.
The 20th annual Butler Symphony House Tour serves dual purposes: raising money for a "note"-worthy organization and giving a glimpse inside some of the historic county's more noteworthy homes.