by Sears Homes | Feb 10, 2014 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Magnolia, offered from 1918-1922, seems to be a source of a much misinformation and confusion. Yesterday, someone sent me a link to another purported “Magnolia” in Watseka, IL (719 South Fourth Street). And then a member in our “Sears...
by Sears Homes | Jan 5, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Bandon is a rare bird indeed. The only one I’ve ever found was in Pulaski, Illinois, not far from the Sears Lumber Mill in Cairo, Illinois. That mill was the site of a 40-acre mill where Sears created and produced up to 250 pre-cut kit homes per month....
by Sears Homes | Nov 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Nary a week passes that someone doesn’t send me a note, happily reporting that they’ve spotted a Sears Magnolia in their neighborhood. And 99.99% of the time, they’re wrong. Priced at about $6,000, the Sears Magnolia (sold from 1918-1922) was Sears...
by Sears Homes | Nov 25, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In February 2010, I traversed 2,500+ miles, driving throughout the Illinois hinterlands, seeking and finding Sears Homes. I’m firmly convinced that we all entertain angels unawares (although sometimes, I suspect that it’s the angels that find me pretty...
by Sears Homes | Oct 23, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Sometime in late 1918, Sears conducted a “race,” building two houses, a Sears Honor Built pre-cut kit home and an identical house with no pre-cut lumber. For their experiment, they chose the Sears Rodessa, a darling little bungalow with clipped gables and...
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