Peace Pipes and Fourplexes: The Calumet

by | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

The Calumet is a rare Sears kit house that was offered for a brief time in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Sears did offer a few apartment buildings (yes, as kits), and the Calumet was one of them. My favorite feature of the Sears Calumet is the wall-bed, and the...

Eight Pretty Maggies in a Row

by | Aug 29, 2013 | Uncategorized | 22 comments

As of last month, we’ve found eight Sears Magnolias. There are probably more, but where are they? The last three Magnolias that were discovered (in North Carolina, New York and West Virginia) were found thanks to the readers of this blog. So where’s Number...