by Sears Homes | Sep 4, 2015 | Uncategorized |
It’s been known by different names: “Peacock Plantation” (in the 1960s) and more recently, “Bishop Manor Estate.” I like to think of it as, “The Eskimo Pie House.” The home’s builder and first owner was Fred Bishop. A...
by Sears Homes | May 5, 2015 | Uncategorized |
* * * To read about the Aladdin Carnation (shown above on the left), click here. To learn more about the Aladdins in Roanoke Rapids, click here. *
by Sears Homes | Apr 18, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In the Summer of 1918, the Great War was very much on everyone’s mind. In reading through Ladies’ Home Journal and McCalls’ magazines, I’ve found a plethora of articles about women’s’ war work, and what ladies could do – at...
by Sears Homes | Dec 1, 2013 | Uncategorized |
It was described as a “Modern convenience in a typically modern setting” (1928 Sears Modern Homes catalog). The Montgomery Ward catalog said it, “Answers the problem as to where to keep the telephone.” The telephone was patented in March 1876. ...
by Sears Homes | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized |
For about a dozen years, I lived in Alton, Illinois. In fact, that’s where I researched and wrote The Houses That Sears Built. Last week, I returned to Alton to visit family. Of course, I couldn’t resist driving around my old stomping grounds a bit and...
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