Twice in the last several months, I’ve done a blog on a Sears House that I’d never seen, but had hoped to see, and both times, readers have found those houses! The first one was the Sears Monterey, which Jennifer successfully found and identified in Pennsylvania. And now, Jim has found and identified a Sears Modern Home #158 in West Virginia!
I wrote Jim a letter and asked, “How did you do that?” He replied, “The listing said it was a Sears and it’s pretty unique design with the first-floor porch tucked under the bedrooms, so it wasn’t difficult to identify.”
Part of what piqued my interest in this house is that it merited an honorable mention in a book titled, “Flesh and Bone” by Jefferson Bass (2007).
Thanks to Jim for contacting me on this #158!
Many thanks to the unnamed and unknown Realtor who took the photos. If I knew who you were, I’d give you some link love.
To read about Jennifer’s find in Pennsylvania, click here.
The blog to which Jim responded can be found here.
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Sears Modern Home #158, as seen in the 1910 catalog.
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It always tickles me to find a Sears kit home with servant's quarters.
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The bedroom on the front left is 12x20, which is massive for a Sears House.
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Cement, brick and plaster were not included in the kit, due to weight and freight.
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As Jim said, it's a pretty distinctive house!
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There it is, in all its beauty, in West Virginia.
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If anyone ever decides to leave me a Sears House in their will, I hope it's in West Virginia. What a fabulous place to live! I'd also settle for Western Virginia. Or Southern Virginia. Or North Carolina. Or South Carolina. Maybe Maryland. And California. And even Hawaii. Heck, I'd take one anywhere.
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Put side-by-side, you can see that the house in West Virginia is a really nice match, down to the detail on the underside of the porch roof. And what a delight to see that those full-length porch railings are still in place.
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Nice back yard, too. Plenty of room back there for some horsies.
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The outside is lovely, but it's the interior that made me swoon.
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My heart is all aflutter just looking at these images.
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Now that's a view to wake up to!
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Beautiful, isn't it?
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Does the swing convey? How about the adorable baby Adirondack chair?
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The fireplace surround probably isn't original. Looks very 1950s to me. I could be wrong...
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However, I'm fairly certain that all this original wood planking is original to the house. And it's too beautiful for words. Here's hoping the new owner doesn't paint it or tear it out.
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Thanks again to Jim for contacting me about this treasure!
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To read about Jennifer’s find in Pennsylvania, click here.
The blog to which Jim responded can be found here.
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