by Sears Homes | Oct 11, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Recently, Rachel Shoemaker was looking through a Sears Modern Homes catalog (1930) when she discovered a testimonial for a Sears Elmhurst built in Flushing, New York. She then did some extra digging and was able to glean the home’s current address. In fact,...
by Sears Homes | Oct 7, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Several weeks ago, a reader of this blog told me that he owned a Sears Elmhurst in St. Louis, and he was kind enough to send me a few photos. To my surprise and delight, he was right! It really was an Elmhurst. Last month, I visited the Elmhurst “in...
by Sears Homes | Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized |
“Look at those prices!” That’s probably the #1 comment I hear from people as they browse the pages of an old Sears Modern Homes catalog. Why were Sears kit homes priced so incredibly low? Well, they weren’t really. Like everything else in...
by Sears Homes | Apr 12, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Not a bad deal to buy 1,200 square feet of kit house for less than $1,000, even in 1916! The Sears Niota – despite its being a good value and a cute house – was not a popular model for Sears. And yet, according to a small promotional ad that appeared in...
by Sears Homes | Feb 17, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The Magnolia was Sears biggest and best (and most expensive) kit home, but the Ivanhoe was a close second. I’ve only seen a few of these in my travels, and one of them was in Lewisburg, WV and the other was in Elmhurst, Illinois. According to the testimonials...
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