by Sears Homes | Sep 26, 2014 | Uncategorized |
When Hubby and I were in Brattleboro last month, we saw this old building *in* the river. I’ve never seen anything quite like this, and would love to know a little more about it. My first impression is that it was a mill with a water wheel, but I wonder –...
by Sears Homes | Sep 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
“Sears sold about 70,000 kit homes during their 32 years in the kit house business,” I tell folks at my lectures, “but judging from my emails, you’d think that number was 70 million kit homes.” Some people really, really, really want...
by Sears Homes | Sep 15, 2014 | Uncategorized |
On September 25, 2014, I gave a talk on the Sears Homes of Richmond, Virginia. This talk (and the images below) were the result of more than 50 hours of work, architectural surveys, consulting with fellow historians and just good old-fashioned research. The images...
by Sears Homes | Sep 12, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last week, Hubby and I traveled to Vermont to see all the pretty things up there (including the Ben and Jerry’s Factory). Sadly, I didn’t see much in the way of kit homes, but I did discover this gorgeous “San Fernando” offered by Lewis Homes...
by Sears Homes | Sep 9, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Update! Amtrak contacted me and offered me $180 voucher for future travel! I’m not sure how they arrived at the math, but the customer service rep said it was the difference between a coach fare and the business class fare. * In a prior blog, I mentioned my 10+...
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