by Sears Homes | Jan 21, 2016 | Uncategorized |
How did New Bern come to have so many kit homes? Is it because of New Bern’s proximity to Aladdin’s largest mill in Wilmington, North Carolina? Perhaps, but how does that explain the grandiose Sears Homes I found on Spencer Street? It’s a mystery,...
by Sears Homes | Sep 27, 2015 | Uncategorized |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If you know anything about Covington, please leave a comment. I’d love to know where you’re hiding the kit homes! And I’d also love to know more about the status of the Merry Widow (steam engine). * To read about...
by Sears Homes | Jun 11, 2013 | Uncategorized |
My husband and I recently returned from the Boston area, where we visited my daughter. For Sunday lunch, we landed in Concord, Massachusetts and on the way out of town, I spotted an Aladdin kit home – The Plaza. And what a beautiful Plaza it is! Much to my...
by Sears Homes | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Recently, my husband and I traveled to Clifton Forge, Virginia (to visit Douthat State Park). While there in Clifton Forge, we drove over to Covington (to look for kit homes of course). While in Covington, we discovered an old steam locomotive, sitting at the end of...
by Sears Homes | May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized |
On Saturday (May 19th), I’ll be at the Rialto Theater giving a talk on the Kit Homes of Raleigh. On Thursday (May 17th), Katherine Jordan drove me through Durham (next door to Raleigh) to look for kit homes. And we found a few! As is typical in this part of the...
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