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He bought his summer cottage “House of Cards” about 17 years ago for $600,000 and since then spent roughly the same amount to move it 75 feet inland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Govan acknowledged that below-grade costs were quite large because they went toward 56 seismic base isolators, which can move 5 feet in any direction in the event of an earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

According to its listing, the home was originally built in 1941—and spreads across more than 4,100 square feet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"Donall doesn't get up until the carer arrives - you can't lift a boy in his 40s out of bed and get him up on his feet who doesn't want to do it," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I glanced out Mama’s single window at the brick wall three feet away.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom