by Sears Homes | May 16, 2014 | Uncategorized |
How fitting that Sears would name one of their finest Dutch Colonials “The Amsterdam.” After all, Amsterdam is the capital of The Netherlands! In Dutch, the word Amsterdam translates into “Groot-Mokum” – hence, the title of this blog. I...
by Sears Homes | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized |
* Maybe. 😉 I’ve come to think of Mr. Inge as my supplier. He knows I can’t resist a good 1950s architectural book, and the most recent “hit” he’s provided is a bound volume of a years’ worth of “House Beautiful”...
by Sears Homes | May 9, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Turquoise refrigerators, canary yellow cabinets, stainless steel countertops, pink built-in ranges – who could possibly gaze upon these gorgeous mid-century miracles and not swoon? The 1950s produced the most beautiful kitchens one could ever imagine. Enjoy the...
by Sears Homes | May 7, 2014 | Uncategorized |
If HUD gets its way, a beautiful, mostly original Sears Alhambra in Portsmouth, Virginia will soon be remuddled into a homogenized plasticine mess. The old Sears kit home is in a historic district of Portsmouth (Cradock), and – speaking as an architectural...
by Sears Homes | May 7, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last month, we drove from Norfolk to Philladelphia to visit the National Archives and Records Administration. En route, we took a slight detour to Carney’s Point, NJ to check out the houses in that neighborhood. Carney’s Point, like Penniman, eventually...
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