For several years, my daughter and my brother lived in Raleigh and when I’d travel down there to visit them, I’d drive around and look for Sears Homes. I found a couple in the downtown area, and they’re real beauties!

The first one (see pictures below) is a Sears Alhambra. The next one is either a Wardway Venice (a kit home from Montgomery Ward) or a Sears Winona. Hard to know for sure.

However, I am certain that they’re in unusually beautiful condition and a real treat to behold! And if they’re like most of the Sears Homes I find, the homeowners have no idea that they’re living in a historically significant house.

Read another article about a Sears Home in nearby Benson, NC here.

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Sears Alhambra from 1923 Modern Homes catalog

Sears Alhambra in Raleigh!

Sears Crafton from the 1916 Modern Homes catalog.

Wardway Venice or Sears Winona? (Raleigh, NC)