by Sears Homes | Dec 8, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Sears started offering kit houses in 1908, but when was the first Sears Home sold? Well, for years, we believed that the first order for a Sears House wasn’t actually received until 1909 (based on info gleaned from the Sears archives in Hoffman Estates, IL). But...
by Sears Homes | Sep 16, 2012 | Uncategorized |
When Dale and I visited Bedford, Virginia in 2008, we drove around for some time, striving to find the Sears Hamilton that (according to the Sears catalog) had been built there in the mid-1910s. Dale drove slowly and methodically throughout the county (and the city)...
by Sears Homes | Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Alhambra was a classic foursquare with a splash of mission style added for good measure. Here in Hampton Roads, I’ve found 10 Alhambras, which really is a testimony to the popularity of this Sears kit home. In Ohio, there are probably hundreds. (Ohio...
by Sears Homes | Nov 19, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In 2005, a dear friend and I drove The Lincoln Highway from New Jersey (not too far from Fort Lee), and hopped off somewhere in Illinois . Along the way, one of my favorite sites was Dick Dunkle’s Art Deco Gulflex Gas Station in Bedford, PA. It was a treat to...
by Sears Homes | Feb 2, 2011 | Uncategorized |
My friend Rebecca is working on a new project and asked me to find this 1910s kit home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Most folks have heard of Sears Kit Homes, but in addition to Sears, there were six companies selling kit homes through mail order. Their names were Gordon...
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