Last week, I wrote about a customized Osborn in Bedford, Pennsylvania, hoping to get my hands on contemporary pictures! This weekend, Andrew and Wendy Mutch kindly sent me some wonderful pictures of this one-of-a-kind Osborn.
To learn more about this gorgeous house, visit the prior blog here. If you’re just here for the pictures, enjoy! 😀
Thanks to Rachel Shoemaker for finding this house in Bedford, and thanks to Andrew and Wendy for taking the time to photograph this old Sears house!
To visit Rachel’s website, click here.
Andrew and Wendy Mutch have a website, too!
To read more about the Sears Osborn, click here.
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About 30% of Sears Homes were customized when built, and this Osborn in Bedford is at the far end of the customization spectrum! It had so much customization (and was such a stunning example), that it was promoted in the 1931 “Homes of Today” Sears Modern Homes catalog.
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Goodrich, huh? Wonder if he's any kin to THE Goodrich Tire folks?
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The tile roof makes me swoon. What a perfect choice.
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Oh yeah, baby. There it is. Photo is copyright 2015 Andrew and Wendy Mutch and may not be used or reproduced without written permission.
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Little side-by-side action here. Stunning, isn't it?
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It appears our Customized Osborn is getting a little "nip and tuck" work done. Let's all hope and pray that it's a RESTORATION and not a remodel. Photo is copyright 2015 Andrew and Wendy Mutch and may not be used or reproduced without written permission.
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It is a beautiful house, and the stone work is breath-taking. Photo is copyright 2015 Andrew and Wendy Mutch and may not be used or reproduced without written permission.
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A longer view of our gorgeous Osborn (born 1931). Photo is copyright 2015 Andrew and Wendy Mutch and may not be used or reproduced without written permission.
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What a house. You have to wonder if the home's owners wake up every morning and exclaim, "I own the prettiest house in all of Pennsylvania." If not, they should. The more I look at this house, the more I love it. Photo is copyright 2015 Andrew and Wendy Mutch and may not be used or reproduced without written permission.
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Close-up on some of the details. I see they're between roofs right now. I wonder if they're going back with tile. Photo is copyright 2015 Andrew and Wendy Mutch and may not be used or reproduced without written permission.
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What a house! Be still my quivering heart!
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Thanks again to Rachel Shoemaker for finding this house in Bedford and supplying the 1931 images.
Many thanks to Andrew and Wendy for taking the time to photograph this old Sears house!
To read about the proverbial Sears Homes in Firestone Park, click here!
To read more about the Sears Osborn, click here.
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Oh dear, looks like they are likely updating the interior 🙁 I see they have replaced the windows.
George E Goodrich passed away in 1932.
The family is at this house as of the 1930 census. John and Ella Reynolds are listed as the owners.
John was an attorney, and they were George’s in-laws.
Nine people lived in this house in 1930! John and Ella, their two daughters and their husbands, and 3 grandchildren! By 1940 the only occupant left was George’s widow Judith.
I didn’t dig deep enough to see if George is related to THE Goodrich family.