by Sears Homes | Apr 17, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Thanks the Historic Staunton Foundation, I’ll be returning to Staunton on May 2nd to give a talk on the kit homes of Staunton! As mentioned in a prior blog, Staunton has an interesting array of kit homes of all sizes, shapes and from several companies. And at 7...
by Sears Homes | Mar 31, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Originally known as “Tolersville,” this tiny town opted to change its name to “Mineral” in the early 1900s. Seems that there was gold in them there hills of Louisa County (where Mineral is located), and at its peak, there were 15 gold mines...
by Sears Homes | Mar 26, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Identifying early 20th Century kit homes can be a tricky business. For one thing, more than 30% of kit homes were customized when built, which makes identification even more challenging. However, there is a quick and simple way to identify kit homes: Marked lumber. If...
by Sears Homes | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Several days ago, I wrote a blog about an old Gordon Van Tine “Roberts” somewhere in Wheeling, West Virginia. The house was built in the 1920s by a fellow named Otto Friebertshauser. I found out about this house when I obtained a copy of Gordon Van...
by Sears Homes | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized |
* Updated with NEW photos! See below!! * OOOH, I now have contemporary photos of Otto’s house! To read Part II of this blog (and see new photos), click here. Thanks to indefatigable researcher Rachel Shoemaker, I now have a digital copy of the 1931 brochure,...
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