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Do You Have 60 Seconds to Save a Sears House? (Part IV)

by Sears Homes | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized | 6 comments

I’m saddened to report that the demolition of the Pop Culture House at Bowling Green State University is apparently going forward. Yesterday (August 6th) contractors were seen at the site, removing a few windows and some artifacts in preparation of the...

The Impressive Array of Kit Homes in Bowling Green, Ohio

by Sears Homes | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized | 4 comments

When my dear friend Dale heard the saga about the threatened demolition of the Pop Culture Building (a mail-order kit home) at BGSU, he offered to send me photos of the other kit homes he’d found in Bowling Green, Ohio. Bowling Green has an impressive array of...

The Sears Lewiston: A Tutorial on Their Tudorial

by Sears Homes | Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized | 6 comments

The Sears Lewiston was an immensely popular house for Sears, and one glance at these photos (below) tell why. It was a charming, practical, cottage-flavored house with an expandable attic and an optional raised roof (for lots of extra rooms).  The diamond muntins on...


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