by Sears Homes | Dec 21, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Earlier this month, I did a blog on the sweet little GVT #114 that Dale found in Manheim, Pennsylvania. After that blog appeared, Dale was kind enough to send along two more photos of GVT Modern Home #114. I’ve never seen one in real life, but apparently this...
by Sears Homes | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Gordon Van Tine homes are not as well known as Sears, but they were a substantial competitor in the mail-order house business. GVT was founded in 1866 (as a lumber supply company) and evolved into a mail-order house company about 1909 (according to GVT expert, Dale...
by Sears Homes | Apr 7, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Until I started scanning a 1914 Sears Modern Homes catalog, I’d never heard of Sears Modern Home 264P165. Prior to 1918, Sears Homes were given names rather than numbers, so we know that this unusual-looking home never made it to the 1918 catalog. In fact,...
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