by Sears Homes | Aug 8, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Teddy the Dog noticed a couple things about the Sears Wabash (in yesterday’s blog) that I had missed. 1) The 1920 version had “chains” on the front porch (something a dog is always cognizant of); 2) The Wabash didn’t offer indoor plumbing...
by Sears Homes | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized |
According to the promotional literature, the Sears Wabash was “a house planned and designed by U. S. Government architects.” I’m not sure when The Wabash first appeared, but I found it in my 1916 catalog (and not the 1914 catalog). In 1916, it was a...
by Sears Homes | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized |
What do Webster Groves, Missouri and Grand Haven, Michigan have in common? Both are home to an unusual Sears model with the pedestrian (but descriptive) name: “The Cape Cod.” While I’d love to take credit for finding the “Cape Cod” in...
by Sears Homes | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Hidden away on a quiet little side street in Alton, Illinois is a beautiful granite monument, honoring the Confederate Dead. If you didn’t know its precise location, you’d never find it. I suspect that many of the locals don’t even know about it. The...
by Sears Homes | Aug 2, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Webster Groves has a multitude of interesting old kit homes, and one of my favorite finds is this 1910s Dutch Colonial, offered by Lewis Homes. Lewis was one of six national companies selling kit homes through mail-order catalogs in the early 20th Century. Sears was...
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