by Sears Homes | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It was called Virginia’s own Ghost Town. Penniman, Virginia, sat on the land now occupied by Cheatham Annex (near Williamsburg) and started – quite literally – as a Boom Town. In late 1916, DuPont selected the site as their 37th munitions plant,...
by Sears Homes | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
When I first started this Sears House gig, I lived in Alton, IL (near St. Louis) and some of my first discoveries were in the St. Louis area. Below are the Sears Homes I’ve found in the Kirkwood area (part of St. Louis). If you enjoy the link, please share it...
by Sears Homes | Jan 26, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In February 2012, it will have been 10 years since I published my book, The Houses That Sears Built. Writing that book was a labor of love, but it was also an incredibly intense experience. By Christmas 2001, I had nearly finished the manuscript. For our Christmas...
by Sears Homes | Jan 24, 2012 | Uncategorized |
How many Sears Homes does Norfolk have? A whole bunch. In fact, Norfolk has more than 80 kit homes from a variety of kit-home companies, including Aladdin, Sears, Lewis Manufacturing, Harris Brothers and Gordon Van Tine. In 2004, a local college went scouting for kit...
by Sears Homes | Jan 21, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It’s called, “East End,” and it’s a badly blighted, crime-ridden part of the otherwise lovely, history laden city of Newport News (Virginia). Despite the fact that I’m a native of Tidewater, I never knew this neighborhood existed, until I...
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