by Sears Homes | Jul 27, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In my most recent blog, I talked about the fact that Hopewell’s “Collection of Sears Homes” (and I use that term loosely) was in the local news again. At the end of that blog, I offered to help Hopewell sort through their historical chaff and find...
by Sears Homes | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last week, Hopewell was in the local news again, touting their Sears Homes. I’m not going to post a link to the article that appeared in the Richmond Times Dispatch, because it was rife with errors. I’m somewhat incredulous that a paper as prestigious as...
by Sears Homes | Apr 18, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In February 2010, I spent a month in Illinois, driving to and fro throughout the state, looking for Sears Homes. The search in Champaign was much easier, because my dear friend Rebecca Hunter supplied me with a LIST of the Sears Homes she’d found in Champaign....
by Sears Homes | Apr 4, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The number one question I’m asked again and again – How do you identify a Sears Kit Home? First, begin by eliminating the obvious. Sears sold these homes between 1908-1940. If your home was built outside of that time frame, it can not be a Sears catalog...
by Sears Homes | Mar 24, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Hopewell, Virginia has eight Sears homes in their Crescent Hills neighborhood, but they have dozens of Aladdin kit homes throughout the city. It’s a puzzle why so much focus is put on those eight Sears Homes, while the many Aladdin homes are ignored! If I were a...
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