The Sears Vallonia was the classic Craftsman-style bungalow, with its lone gabled dormer sitting atop a side-gabled bungalow. It’s a cutie for sure and one of the most enduring designs that Sears offered. It was first offered in the mid-1910s and also appeared in the final Sears Modern Homes catalog in 1940.
Through the years, it changed a bit. Here’s a picture from the 1920 Modern Homes catalog. Note how the dormer is small and has only two diminutive windows.
There’s a wonderful Sears Vallonia in Springfield, Illinois – right next to the Amtrak train tracks! If anyone knows the address, please leave a comment below!
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Sears Vallonia from the 1921 catalog.
In 1922, the Sears Vallonia changed its appearance a bit. The dormer now has three casement windows. The Vallonia maintained this look with few changes for the next 18 years.
Sears Vallonia as shown in the 1920s
The Vallonia also showed up in an early 1920s SEROCO paint catalog - and in color! Seroco was Sears own brand: SEars RObuck Company. Cute, huh?
Close-up of the Sears Vallonia
A perfect - and I mean PERFECT - Sears Vallonia in Columbia, Illinois.
Another perfect Sears Vallonia in Greenville, IL
Sears Vallonia in Aurora, Illinois
And another fine-looking Vallonia in Grafton, Illinois.
Vintage photo (circa 1920s) of newly completed Sears Vallonia in Illinois
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Just found the site. That’s my Vallonia is Greenville, IL. I love to see it as appreciated by you as it is by me!