by Sears Homes | Jan 30, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Magnolia was the biggest, fanciest and prettiest home that Sears offered during their 32 years in the kit home business. According to legend, there were only a few Magnolias built in the country, and heretofore, only six have been found (Benson, NC., South...
by Sears Homes | Jan 29, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Judging by the traffic to this website, there’s a lot of interest in built-in breakfast nooks these days, and for good reason. They’re practical, useful, attractive, and make excellent use of a small space. As the 1933 Montgomery Ward hardware catalog...
by Sears Homes | Jan 29, 2011 | Uncategorized |
My dear friend Rebecca is working on a new project and asked me to find this 1910s kit home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Most folks have heard of Sears Kit Homes, but in addition to Sears, there were six companies selling kit homes through mail order. Their names were...
by Sears Homes | Jan 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In the 1960s, A&P dominated the grocery store line-up here in Southeastern Virginia. Do any of them remain? I don’t know of any in Hampton Roads. Below is an ad from the 1926 Ladies Home Journal for the “Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.”...
by Sears Homes | Jan 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
From time to time, people write me and say, “I thought this was a Sears House, but it’s all brick, so I know it can’t be a kit home.” Actually… Sears Homes could be ordered with cypress or cedar shakes or clapboards, with stucco, or with...
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