by Sears Homes | Dec 5, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The Neo-Tudors (also called Tudor Revivals) have always had a special place in my heart. They’re cute, practical and distinctive. The Sears Willard was one of their most popular designs, and because of its many distinctive features, it’s easy to spot....
by Sears Homes | Dec 1, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Before 1918, Sears Homes were given numbers, not names. From a marketing perspective, it was brilliant to assign names to these models. After all, would you rather tell Mum and Dad that you’re buying “Sears Modern Home #2089” or that you’ve...
by Sears Homes | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Or maybe both? Yes, the Flossmoor was a Sears House that was offered for a short time in the late 1910s. By 1923, it was gone. The massive cornice returns make it easy to identify. Another eye-catching feature is the clipped gable and the grouping of three windows on...
by Sears Homes | Apr 6, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Castleton is fairly easy to identify because it has a number of distinctive features. The most distinctive feature is that “hanging bay window” on the side, which extends up to the roofline. That’s something you don’t see too often....
by Sears Homes | Oct 4, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In early 2009, The History Press contacted me and asked me to write a book about the Sears Homes of Illinois. For more than three weeks, I traveled throughout Illinois, documenting and photographing the Sears Homes from Cairo to Chicago. My adventure began in early...
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