by Sears Homes | Dec 20, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Several folks sent me a link about a kit house in northern Virginia that is being offered for sale with one very substantial condition: It has to be moved from its existing location. Color me jaded, but in the last 15 years, I’ve seen this happen time and time...
by Sears Homes | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized |
It was 2003 when I saw my first Sears Modern Home Model #124. I’d visited Rebecca Hunter in the Chicago area, and she took me to Crystal Lake to see “an authenticated #124.” It was all very exciting and Rebecca had even arranged for an inside tour....
by Sears Homes | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Several years ago, dear friend and co-author Dale Wolicki gave me and Rebecca Hunter a first-class tour of Bay City, Michigan. One of the homes he pointed out to us was “The Sherman,” a kit home built on one of the many tree-lined streets of this historic...
by Sears Homes | Aug 2, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Webster Groves has a multitude of interesting old kit homes, and one of my favorite finds is this 1910s Dutch Colonial, offered by Lewis Homes. Lewis was one of six national companies selling kit homes through mail-order catalogs in the early 20th Century. Sears was...
by Sears Homes | Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Believe it or not, that title is not “word salad” or aphasia: It will make sense in a minute. On Sunday (March 22), my husband and I visited Williamsburg and (per my request) we drove to Toano (a few miles west of Williamsburg) so that I could look for...
Recent Comments