by Sears Homes | Apr 15, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Every now and then, I get a call about someone famous who grew up in a Sears kit home. In 2009, I was contacted by a big-deal rock star (through his representative). This musician wanted to know if the house he’d grown up in was a Sears kit house! That was a lot...
by Sears Homes | Feb 5, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Until just a few months ago, I’d never seen a 1920s Sears Hillrose in real life. And then in August 2015, I had the delightful opportunity to visit a stunning Hillrose in Brandy Station, Virginia. Shortly after I wrote that blog, Greg Decker and Carrie Milam...
by Sears Homes | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Driving around Kinston, I found one elusive house that I couldn’t “match,” and yet I knew I’d seen it somewhere. I took several photos of the house and decided to figure it out later. Through the years, I have learned that when a house beckons...
by Sears Homes | Jan 1, 2016 | Uncategorized |
A couple days ago, I did a “preview” blog on a stunning Hillrose in Brandy Station, Virginia (about three hours north of my home in Norfolk), and posted it in our Facebook group, Sears Homes, together with a blurb saying that there were other Hillroses in...
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....
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