by Sears Homes | Nov 18, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Last month, I wrote about “The Experiment,” where Sears built two Sears Rodessas (small bungalows) side-by-side in Cairo, Illinois, to prove the superiority of the Ready-cut System. The two homes were built in the late 1910s, and now, almost 100 years...
by Sears Homes | Nov 17, 2012 | Uncategorized |
As mentioned in a prior blog, the Hazelton is an easy house to spot, because of the unique window arrangement. I think of it as “The House of Threes.” The Hazelton has three windows in that shed dormer. There are three windows on the wide of the house (in...
by Sears Homes | Nov 17, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The Hazelton is an easy house to spot, because of the unique window arrangement. It was one of the first Sears kit home designs that I memorized, because it is “The House of Threes.” Take a good look at the windows. The Hazelton has three windows in that...
by Sears Homes | May 12, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Pre-WW1 Sears Homes are scarce as hen’s teeth. Well, almost as scarce as hen’s teeth. I’ve never seen a hen’s tooth, but I have seen a few pre-1917 Sears Homes. Of these pre-1917 Sears Homes, one of the most popular is the Sears Maytown. And...
by Sears Homes | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In February 2003, I traveled to Flora, Illinois to give a talk on Sears Homes. It was one of my first “paid gigs,” and I was very excited about actually getting paid to do the thing I loved the most – talk about Sears Homes! In celebration of this...
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