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About Jackie Craven

Jackie Craven is a widely published writer who specializes in architecture, home design, and cultural travel. She writes the Architecture pages for About.com, a New York Times Digital Company. (View demographics.) Her travel features have been published in major newspapers in the United States and Canada. She has also written extensively for House & Garden magazine, Realtor Magazine, and numerous other publications. She is the author of The Healthy Home and The Stress-Free Home (Rockport Publishers).

A former teacher, Jackie Craven a holds a Doctor of Arts in English from the State University of New York at Albany. She became fascinated by 19th century architecture when she purchased her first Victorian house in 1984. Over the years, she renovated several old buildings on her street and established a rental business specializing in attractive apartments in historic neighborhoods.

Jackie Craven lives in a restored turn-of-the-century cottage. She was twice awarded by the Schenectady Heritage Foundation and currently serves on the Schenectady Historic Commission.