by Sears Homes | Jun 29, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Updated!! See detailed photos here!! A few moments ago, my sleepy husband stuck his head into the room and said, “It’s 3:11 in the morning. Why are you still up?” “Well, I think we’ve found our eighth Magnolia,” I replied....
by Sears Homes | Jun 8, 2012 | Uncategorized |
One of my personal favorite Sears Homes is the Sherburne. For one thing, it’s quite distinctive (and easier to identify than a very simple little house). And, it’s just so pretty. I love the lines, the big front porch, the steeply pitched roof and all...
by Sears Homes | May 26, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The Fosgate and Delevan were two very similar houses offered by Sears in the early 1920s. At first glance, I thought they were the same house, but after looking at the floorplan, I saw that the Fosgate was a little bigger than the Delevan. And the Fosgate was...
by Sears Homes | Feb 3, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Yesterday, after a massive “tidy up all the mess in the attic” project, I found photos of the Sears Magnolia in Canton, Ohio. In Fall 2002, PBS History Detectives invited me to appear on their second episode (first season), to do a story on the Sears Homes...
by Sears Homes | Aug 5, 2010 | Uncategorized |
The first time I saw downtown Cairo, I stopped my car in the middle of the street and stared in disbelief. The entire business district, which comprised several blocks of brick streets in beautiful condition, was empty – deserted and devoid of all movement. Had...
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