by Sears Homes | Dec 20, 2012 | Uncategorized |
A few days ago, I wrote a blog about the Sears Avondale in Greeley, Colorado. When that blog was posted, I had nothing more than vintage photos of this house, built by Winfred H. Senier. Thanks to Betsy Kellums of the Greeley Preservation Historic Office, I now have...
by Sears Homes | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized |
You might be surprised to learn how often kit homes are moved from their original site to a new location. Judging by the frequency with which these homes are picked up and moved, re-locating a kit home must be, 1) A do-able (albeit complicated) process 2) Financially...
by Sears Homes | May 4, 2012 | Uncategorized |
So promised the catalog advertisement for the “Honor Bilt” house, The Josephine. This diminutive 840-square-foot house provides a nice example of the difference between “Honor Bilt, Already Cut” houses and the “Lighter Bilt, Not Cut or...
by Sears Homes | Apr 12, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Not a bad deal to buy 1,200 square feet of kit house for less than $1,000, even in 1916! The Sears Niota – despite its being a good value and a cute house – was not a popular model for Sears. And yet, according to a small promotional ad that appeared in...
by Sears Homes | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Sears offered 370 designs of homes during their 32 years in the kit home business (1908 – 1940), and not surprisingly, some models were more popular than others. One of the more unusual models is the Sears “Honor.” The only Honor I’ve ever seen...
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