by Sears Homes | Feb 13, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Updated! We have some beautiful photos now!! * Click here to see the new pictures! * Thanks to a remarkable and rare document that came into my life, Rachel Shoemaker and I have been able to find several customized Sears Homes. One of these is in Glen Ellyn (a Chicago...
by Sears Homes | Apr 25, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Last week, Elisabeth Witt of Wisconsin contacted me and said she thought there were a few kit homes in Shorewood, Wisconsin. I went to Realtor.com and entered Shorewood to do a quickie search, and one of the first hits was an Aladdin Venus! Click here to see the...
by Sears Homes | Apr 4, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Last year, I was watching the movie “Nebraska” with my daughter Corey, when I asked her to hit pause for a moment. I jumped up, grabbed a camera and took a picture of the tv screen. My daughter quietly asked, “Sears House?” “Montgomery...
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...
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