by Sears Homes | Dec 1, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Before 1918, Sears Homes were given numbers, not names. From a marketing perspective, it was brilliant to assign names to these models. After all, would you rather tell Mum and Dad that you’re buying “Sears Modern Home #2089” or that you’ve...
by Sears Homes | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Or maybe both? Yes, the Flossmoor was a Sears House that was offered for a short time in the late 1910s. By 1923, it was gone. The massive cornice returns make it easy to identify. Another eye-catching feature is the clipped gable and the grouping of three windows on...
by Sears Homes | Nov 24, 2012 | Uncategorized |
As has become our annual tradition, hubby cooked our 18-pound turkey on his Weber Charcoal Grill. It was one of the most delicious birds I’ve ever enjoyed. The best part was that it was cooked 100% “off the grid.” The charcoal is a no-brainer. Lots...
by Sears Homes | Nov 18, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Last month, I wrote about “The Experiment,” where Sears built two Sears Rodessas (small bungalows) side-by-side in Cairo, Illinois, to prove the superiority of the Ready-cut System. The two homes were built in the late 1910s, and now, almost 100 years...
by Sears Homes | Nov 17, 2012 | Uncategorized |
As mentioned in a prior blog, the Hazelton is an easy house to spot, because of the unique window arrangement. I think of it as “The House of Threes.” The Hazelton has three windows in that shed dormer. There are three windows on the wide of the house (in...
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