by Sears Homes | Oct 20, 2015 | Uncategorized |
An old friend (Margee) contacted me and said that her daughter had recently purchased a home in Waterview, our old stomping ground. Margee and I grew up together on Nansemond Street in Waterview, and we share many happy memories of that place and time. Margee was...
by Sears Homes | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized |
In the early 1980s, my husband and I looked at an Aladdin Shadowlawn for sale in Chesapeake, Virginia. We both fell head-over-heels in love with the solid-oak bookcase colonnades between the living room and dining room. It was just last week that I learned that, in...
by Sears Homes | Nov 21, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The Aladdin Edison must have been a very popular house for Aladdin. It was small (600 square feet), affordable ($750 in 1914) and from an architectural standpoint, a real cutie pie. According to the 1914 catalog, it was “One of the prettiest little bungalows...
by Sears Homes | Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Richard Warren Sears is one of my favorite characters in American history. He truly was a marketing genius, a fascinating entrepreneur and a real family man. Throughout his life, he maintained a deep and profound devotion to his family. Richard Warren Sears was about...
by Sears Homes | Nov 8, 2012 | Uncategorized |
World-famous Realtor and Sears House aficionado Catarina Bannier found this Glendale in the DC area, and sent me a bevy of wonderful photos, showcasing this beautiful Glendale. Probably built in the early 1910s, this house is in amazingly original condition. And...
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