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.
Sears Wabash, as seen in the 1920 catalog.
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And there are "Wabashes" in these towns, too.
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Study the window placement on this floor plan. Note there are only two columns on the front porch, whereas typically Sears Homes have groupings of three.
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The Wabash, close-up.
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This Wabash is in Wyoming, Ohio and it's a fine example. Those porch columns are pretty interesting. Looks like the traditional Sears column - but it's a double-decker. The Wabash shown here is the mirror image of the image in the catalog. (Photo is copyright 2012 Donna Bakke and may not be used or reproduced without written permission.)
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Close-up of the front porch. Notice, it has only two columns (where most Sears Homes with this configuration have three columns at each corner).
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What a match! (Photo is copyright 2012 Donna Bakke and may not be used or reproduced without written permission.)
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