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,...
by Sears Homes | Feb 21, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Thanks to Andrew Mutch and Melodie Nichols, I have many wonderful photos of kit homes in Michigan. Recently, they sent me a several photos of Ann Arbor’s kit homes. It was my intention to write a blog showcasing these houses, but while preparing that blog, I got...
by Sears Homes | Feb 4, 2013 | Uncategorized |
“The Chesterfield home has an English ancestry which has stood the test of public favor for many centuries…” The Sears Chesterfield was indeed a nobby tudoresque design, but apparently it didn’t catch on. And it was offered only in the 1926...
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