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 | Dec 31, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Earlier this week, I wrote about the “contest” offered by Sears Roebuck, where they invited 100 “up-to-date farmers” to submit their plans for a “modern farm house for the 20th Century.” Mr. Selck of Evansville, Wisconsin won first...
by Sears Homes | Dec 29, 2014 | Uncategorized |
It started out in 1913 as a contest. Sears invited 100 “up to date farmers” to submit their plans for a “modern farm house for the 20th Century.” Mr. Selck of Evansville, Wisconsin won first prize with his design, which came to be known as The...
by Sears Homes | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Despite my indefatigable efforts to provide fresh content and historically accurate information, my views are down a bit from last year. It’s disheartening. And then this morning, I saw a Sears House listed for sale, with a build-date of 1830. Is it really that...
by Sears Homes | Aug 23, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In May 2014, we traveled to Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia, PA to do research at the Hagley Museum (Wilmington) and at the National Archives and Records Administration (Philadelphia). Along the way, we stopped at Carney’s Point, New Jersey to check out some of...
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