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 | Jul 25, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Last month, I spent several days traveling in South Carolina. I visited many cities in the northern part of South Carolina but found very few Sears Homes. The highlight of the trip was Anderson, where I found several kit homes from Sterling Homes (a competitor to...
by Sears Homes | Jul 13, 2012 | Uncategorized |
From 1995-2006, I lived in Southwestern Illinois, specifically Elsah, Alton and later, Godfrey. While I was living in this area, I became enchanted with the topic of Sears Homes, and I spent countless hours of my life driving around Southwestern Illinois, staring at...
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