by Sears Homes | Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In 1978, soon after my first husband and I were first married, we sat down and looked through a Jim Walter Homes catalog. The idea of building a kit home was hugely appealing to us. In the end, we decided to buy an existing home, but throughout the years, the idea of...
by Sears Homes | Jan 12, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In early 2009, The History Press contacted me and asked me to write a book on the Sears Homes of Illinois. Interestingly enough, the title was to be The Sears Homes of Illinois. In early February 2010, I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia and went to northern Illinois...
by Sears Homes | Jan 12, 2011 | Uncategorized |
What’s the difference between Sears kit homes and Montgomery Ward’s kit homes? Sometimes, not a lot. Sears was in business from 1908-1940. Wardway started in 1909 and jumped ship in 1932. Sears sold about 75,000 homes, and Ward’s probably sold about...
by Sears Homes | Oct 24, 2010 | Uncategorized |
In 1978, soon after my first husband and I were first married, we sat down and looked through a Jim Walter Homes catalog. The idea of building a kit home was hugely appealing to us. In the end, we decided to buy an existing home, but throughout the years, the idea of...
by Sears Homes | Oct 17, 2010 | Uncategorized |
When comparing a vintage catalog image to that cute little Neo-Tudor in your neighborhood, it’s very important to pay attention to details. Dale and I have been staring at old houses for many decades now, and one common problem we’ve discovered is this:...
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