by Sears Homes | Feb 13, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Updated! We have some beautiful photos now!! * Click here to see the new pictures! * Thanks to a remarkable and rare document that came into my life, Rachel Shoemaker and I have been able to find several customized Sears Homes. One of these is in Glen Ellyn (a Chicago...
by Sears Homes | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized |
When you cut a tree down, you can learn a lot about local history by examining its exposed trunk. How many rings does it have? How old is the tree? During which years did the area experience a drought? By studying America’s early architecture, you can learn a...
by Sears Homes | Jul 10, 2011 | Uncategorized |
My pink house is now green. Green – as in – environmentally friendly. On March 10, 2011, we assassinated our old cast-iron, oil-fired boiler. It wasn’t pretty, but it had to be done. The old behemoth wasn’t really that old. It was born in...
by Sears Homes | Jun 1, 2011 | Uncategorized |
What does $299,900 buy you these days? One beautiful pink house which has been faithfully restored to its original splendor! As an architectural historian, I’ve gone to great pains to make certain that all the work performed on this old house was done with...
by Sears Homes | May 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In “Driving Miss Daisy,” there’s a scene where Hoke is studying family pictures in Miss Daisy’s home and he comments “I just love a house with pictures, Miss Daisy. It do make a house a home.” When we first moved into 3916 Gosnold...
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