Post-1930s Sears Homes aren’t too common, and the Sears Newcastle wasn’t offered until the 1930s.
And yet, it seems to have been one of their more popular post-1930 models. It was a classic center-hallway Colonial, and yet it was shockingly small, with just a smidge more than 1,200 square feet of living area and three small bedrooms upstairs.
Sears Newcastle, as seen in the 1938 catalog.
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Look at the floorplan! The home's "foot print" was a mere 20' by 31' or about 620 square feet per floor. The dining room is 10' by 12' which seems quite small.
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The second floor has three small bedrooms. I've highlighted the windows on the side, as this can help identify the Sears Newcastle. Most Colonials have a pair of windows (spaced a few feet apart), but the Newcastle has a single window (or pair of windows) on this side.
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One of the distinctive features of the Sears Newcastle is the small niche atop the front door.
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Sears Newcastle as seen in the 1940 catalog.
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Sears Newcastle in Annapolis, MD. Notice the lone window on the second floor (right).
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This Newcastle is in Geneva, Illinois.
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Crummy picture (from an old slide) but this is a Newcastle in Sterling, Illinois.
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Thanks Rose! We think we found a Newcastle on a farm near Lexington, Kentucky.