by Sears Homes | Aug 29, 2015 | Uncategorized |
At first, I thought about titling this blog, “With a little help from my friends,” because – like so much of this research – I wouldn’t have much to write about if it wasn’t for fellow kit-house lovers who are always on the look-out...
by Sears Homes | Aug 25, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Sometime in the late 1990s, my then-husband and I visited this Aladdin Magnolia at a Sunday open house. We were living in Alton, IL at the time, and often we’d visit open houses in the area – purely for sport. Of course, in the 1990s, I didn’t know...
by Sears Homes | Aug 23, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The Aladdin Westwood was offered only in the 1922 catalog, which is curious. It’s a beautiful house and quite massive, but apparently the Sovereign brothers decided it wasn’t a keeper. In September 2013, I gave a talk in nearby Louisa, Virginia and drove...
by Sears Homes | Aug 20, 2015 | Uncategorized |
To read Webster Groves, Part I, click here. Part II is here. And Part III can be found here. Lastly, here’s Part IV. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To read Webster Groves, Part I, click here. Part II is here. And Part III can be found here. Lastly, here’s...
by Sears Homes | Aug 9, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Sometime in the early 1910s, William Eathen Davison of Elkland, Missouri sat down with a Sears Modern Homes catalog and studied the kit homes offered within its pages. Ultimately, Mr. Davison settled on “Modern Home #113,” a spacious home with 2,200 square...
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