by Sears Homes | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Today, despite all the publicity about recycling, we’re still a very wasteful society, and even more so when it comes to housing. More than 35% of all debris at modern landfills is construction debris. HGTV is the worst offender, encouraging millions to rip out...
by Sears Homes | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized |
The houses that DuPont built for their munitions workers at Penniman, Virginia featured “Beaverboard” interiors. Sounds pretty fancy, but in fact, it was an economical alternative to real plaster walls. Bill Inge lent me his “Sweet’s...
by Sears Homes | Apr 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
It was Mr. J. M. Dozier of Lee Hall, VA that purchased Penniman after World War I ended. Thursday, after spending many hours at the York County Courthouse, I learned that Mr. Dozier bought Penniman from DuPont in April 1926, after the U. S. Army left. J. M. Dozier and...
by Sears Homes | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized |
And it’s right on the Delaware River. The 97-year-old beauty is located in Carney’s Point, New Jersey, home to one of DuPont’s many WW1 munitions plants. This most certainly would have been a house for the upper management at the Carney’s Point...
by Sears Homes | Mar 14, 2012 | Uncategorized |
David Spriggs and I have spent countless hours reading old newspapers. We’re reading the Lake Mills Leader (Wisconsin) looking for more information on Addie Hoyt, and we’re also reading the Virginian Pilot, hoping to find a photo of the houses that were...
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