Many of the 370 designs that Sears offered were quite attractive, thoughtfully designed and architecturally interesting.
The Glyndon was not one of them.
The best feature of this quotidian castle was its low, low price: $888.
According to the accompanying testimonials in the old Sears catalogs, this was a very popular house, and yet, I’ve only seen one in Northern Illinois. Sears House aficionado Donna Bakke found these two Glyndons in Ohio.
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The Glyndon from the 1916 Sears Modern Homes catalog.
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Simple but practical.
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The Glyndon must have been quite popular.
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This Glyndon is in Wyoming, Ohio. Note the original 75/25 windows on the front porch (as seen in catalog image above). (Photo is copyright 2012 Donna Bakke and can not be used or reproduced without written permission.)
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The shed dormer originally had four windows, but when the windows were replaced, someone filled in the extra space and installed three windows. This Glyndon is in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo is copyright 2012 Donna Bakke and can not be used or reproduced without written permission.)
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Close-up of the windows on the Glyndon in Cincinnati. With this photo, it's easy to see that the filled-in space. (Photo is copyright 2012 Donna Bakke and can not be used or reproduced without written permission.)
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I live in a Sears Glyndon near Carlinville, IL in a small town called Chesterfield