by Sears Homes | May 31, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Thanks to Donna Bakke, we now have photos of a real live Sears Wabash. The house is in Wyoming, Ohio (near Cincinnati), and it’s had a few changes but not too many. To read the previous article on the Sears Wabash, click here. * * * * * * * To read the previous...
by Sears Homes | May 30, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In Spring 2010, my friend Rebecca sent me a note, asking if I knew about the Sears Milton in Stanley, Virginia. Four months later (August 2010), Hubby and I were standing in the front yard of the Sears Milton. At the time, the 1,932-square foot house was being used as...
by Sears Homes | May 29, 2012 | Uncategorized |
When Rebecca and I were reviewing and comparing our Life Lists, Rebecca identified the Sears Beaumont as one of the Sears Homes that she’d never seen. “I’ve only seen one,” I told her, “and it was in Carlinville, Illinois.” Rebecca...
by Sears Homes | May 29, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It must have been hard to write magniloquent, enchanting copy to accompany (and pitch) each of the 370 models that Sears offered in their Modern Homes catalog. And yet, some of these descriptions are pretty darn good – such as this one. The Maywood two-story...
by Sears Homes | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The banner at the top of the catalog page identifies The Wabash as “Uncle Sam’s Idea.” According to the accompanying text, this house was “planned and designed by United States Government architects.” The house appeared in the Spring 1920...
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