Lost in New Orleans!

What are the odds that this rare and wonderful old Sears House is  still alive and well in New Orleans? I don’t know enough about NOLA to even venture a guess. Last night, I went to a favorite site (Realtor.com) and looked up “houses for sale”...

The Bellewood: A Happy Combination!

“The Bellewood is another happy combination of a well laid out floor plan with a modern exterior” (1932 Sears Modern Homes catalog). And it’s also a real cutie-pie of a house.  With only 1,000 square feet of living area, it’s not surprising...

Buster Keaton and Sears Homes

Did you know that Buster Keaton did a short film about building a pre-cut kit house? First released in 1920, the 20-minute film shows happy newlyweds (Buster and Sybil) receiving the gift of a “ready-to-assemble” kit home. Driven by jealousy, an old beau...