by Sears Homes | Jul 9, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Whilst driving along State Route 501, between Lynchburg and Glasgow, I spotted this Elsmore in Big Island, Virginia. (And why was a town high atop a mountain named “Big Island”?) Nonetheless, this Elsmore is a beauty, and it looks like it stepped right off...
by Sears Homes | Aug 12, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Sears gets all the ink, but fact is, Gordon Van Tine was a very substantial (and impressive) kit home company, too. You can learn a lot about GVT by visiting Dale’s website here. Sears sold about 70,000 kit homes, and Gordon Van Tine – based in Davenport,...
by Sears Homes | Mar 20, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In 2008, Ersela Jordan contacted me and told me that she’d discovered a surfeit of Sears Homes in Beckley, WV. Turned out, she was right! About the same time, another Beckley resident named Sandi Daniels got in on the fun and said that she’d found a Sears...
by Sears Homes | Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorized |
“We have worked out an attractive exterior along the lines commonly known as ‘Americanized English.'” So reads the text that accompanies the description of the pretty little Neo-Tudor, known as a “Wilmore.” And better yet, “The...
by Sears Homes | May 31, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Several weeks ago, Charleston resident and Sears House aficionado Kevin Eberle contacted me and said that there were several kit homes in Charleston, SC. Oh sure. I’d heard that one before. Actually, what I typically hear is, “Why, this town is just FULL...
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