by Sears Homes | Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Last week, I wrote about a customized Osborn in Bedford, Pennsylvania, hoping to get my hands on contemporary pictures! This weekend, Andrew and Wendy Mutch kindly sent me some wonderful pictures of this one-of-a-kind Osborn. To learn more about this gorgeous house,...
by Sears Homes | Jun 4, 2015 | Uncategorized |
While doing research on Sears’ mortgages in Troy, Detroit, fellow researchers Andrew and Wendy Mutch found a mortgage for this house on Daley Road! It appears to be a Sears “Detroit,” which is a model I’ve never seen before – so that...
by Sears Homes | Apr 26, 2013 | Uncategorized |
“The Bellewood is another happy combination of a well laid out floor plan with a modern exterior” (1932 Sears Modern Homes catalog). And it’s also a real cutie-pie of a house. With only 1,000 square feet of living area, it’s not surprising...
by Sears Homes | Apr 21, 2013 | Uncategorized |
There are many ways to find a Sears House, but Andrew and Wendy Mutch found a very rare Sears House in Ann Arbor using a technique I had never thought about before: Reading the obituaries. They discovered an obituary for an elderly woman that mentioned the building of...
by Sears Homes | Mar 7, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Many folks enjoy seeking and finding kit homes, but they’re not sure where to begin. Between Sears, Gordon Van Tine/Montgomery Ward, Lewis Manufacturing, Sterling and Harris Brothers, there were at least a couple thousand designs. If you want to find kit homes,...
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