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A 120-year-old building in downtown Lexington has been coming in and out of its new owner’s life for about 40 years.

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Inside the house, she refinished the walls and ceilings with Venetian plaster ... electric and air-conditioning systems are all new. Aldridge also redid the bathrooms.