New owners will restore landmark Jastro house

Bakersfield’s circa-1875 Jastro house, a city landmark that has been vacant nearly a decade, has new owners who will restore much of its historic detail and turn the Gothic Victorian cottage-style residence into office space. After finding the house for sale in October, accountant Neil Galyan and wife Jill purchased it for $185,000 from attorney William Alexander Jr. Alexander, who described himself as “tickled” it will be saved, had tried unsuccessfully for several years to