by Sears Homes | Feb 28, 2014 | Uncategorized |
UPDATED! See new photos below!! Today, I was at the Norfolk Public Library reading an old Richmond Times Dispatch from October 23, 1921 when I stumbled across this “pictorial record” of a fine old house in Richmond. It caught my eye for several reasons:...
by Sears Homes | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Monday evening, a 50-second snippet of my interview with NPR radio host Jon Kalish, was featured on NPR’s program, All Things Considered. I haven’t had the nerve to listen to it yet, but I’m told that the program was well done. If you’d like to...
by Sears Homes | Feb 18, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In “Driving Miss Daisy,” there’s a scene where Hoke is studying a wall filled with family pictures, and he comments “I just love a house with pictures, Miss Daisy. It do make a house a home.” Hardly a day goes by that someone...
by Sears Homes | Feb 14, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Take a guess what this item is (shown below). * * * * * Up until sheetrock became widely accepted, a home’s interior walls were finished with plaster. Today, the word “plaster” is used loosely to describe any gypsum-based wall covering, but in fact,...
by Sears Homes | Feb 11, 2014 | Uncategorized |
The Laurel is a model of Sears House that I have never seen in person, so it was pretty exciting to meet Valerie, who found our Facebook Group (“Sears Homes”) and immediately shared photos of her own Laurel. I asked Valerie to send me a little background...
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