by Sears Homes | May 9, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The foursquare is one of my favorite housing styles (but then again, I love them all). For 18 years, my name was Rosemary Fuller, so I have a special affinity for the Sears Fullerton for familial reasons, too! The Fullerton was one of Sears most popular housing styles...
by Sears Homes | Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Alhambra was a classic foursquare with a splash of mission style added for good measure. Here in Hampton Roads, I’ve found 10 Alhambras, which really is a testimony to the popularity of this Sears kit home. In Ohio, there are probably hundreds. (Ohio...
by Sears Homes | Dec 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Sears kit homes were made of first-class building materials, such as #1 southern yellow pine (framing members). The exterior sidings were offered in red cedar, redwood or cypress. Most frequently, exterior sidings were cypress, and exterior trim pieces (corner...
by Sears Homes | Oct 4, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In early 2009, The History Press contacted me and asked me to write a book about the Sears Homes of Illinois. For more than three weeks, I traveled throughout Illinois, documenting and photographing the Sears Homes from Cairo to Chicago. My adventure began in early...
by Sears Homes | Feb 10, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Harris Brothers was a small Chicago-based kit home company that started out life as a house-wrecking company. Today, we use another name to describe this line of work; something a little more delicate and environmentally friendly, like “Architectural...
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