Professor Beth Whittlesey:  I ca n't tell you how excited I am to be spending an evening in a house with such history .
Prue Halliwell: I understand you know a lot about the Halliwell history ?
Professor Beth Whittlesey: Well , I 'm better versed on the house 's structure than its inhabitants .
Claire Pryce: The Professor 's tenured at Berkeley .
Professor Beth Whittlesey: Architectural history . As a matter of fact I use your house as an example in one of my lectures .
Prue Halliwell: Really ? Well do you mention the leaky roof and the limited hot water ?
Professor Beth Whittlesey: Well the original house that stood on that spot was a masterpiece . But it had to be rebuilt after the earthquake of _ 1906 _ when it was completely destroyed .
Prue Halliwell: That 's right around the time my Great - Grandparents moved in .
Professor Beth Whittlesey: Metaphysicists believe the land to be what they call a spiritual nexus .