by Sears Homes | Aug 29, 2015 | Uncategorized |
At first, I thought about titling this blog, “With a little help from my friends,” because – like so much of this research – I wouldn’t have much to write about if it wasn’t for fellow kit-house lovers who are always on the look-out...
by Sears Homes | Dec 21, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Earlier this month, I did a blog on the sweet little GVT #114 that Dale found in Manheim, Pennsylvania. After that blog appeared, Dale was kind enough to send along two more photos of GVT Modern Home #114. I’ve never seen one in real life, but apparently this...
by Sears Homes | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Gordon Van Tine homes are not as well known as Sears, but they were a substantial competitor in the mail-order house business. GVT was founded in 1866 (as a lumber supply company) and evolved into a mail-order house company about 1909 (according to GVT expert, Dale...
by Sears Homes | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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...
by Sears Homes | Feb 5, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last year, Sears homeowner Marguerite Deppert saw my blogs (here and here) on Sears Modern Home #124 and sent me several wonderful photos of her own home, which she had recently purchased in Montvale, NJ. It’s a real beauty and in gorgeous condition. I...
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