by Sears Homes | Feb 7, 2014 | Uncategorized |
If you love history or if you just like looking at pictures of old houses, you won’t want to miss our talk at the next CPRV Civic League Meeting. David Spriggs and I will give a talk Monday night, featuring more than 100 vintage photos (many of which were...
by Sears Homes | Jan 20, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Sometime in the 1930s, a man named Frank Workman not only built a Sears Strathmore, but he had the wisdom to document part of the process through photographs. About 80 years later, a kind soul named Ms. Dickinson had the wisdom to save those photos and put them on...
by Sears Homes | Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorized |
“We have worked out an attractive exterior along the lines commonly known as ‘Americanized English.'” So reads the text that accompanies the description of the pretty little Neo-Tudor, known as a “Wilmore.” And better yet, “The...
by Sears Homes | Nov 30, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The Dutch Colonial has always been a favorite of mine. I’m not sure I can easily define why I love this house, but one of the reasons is the little extras – cut-out shutters, gambrel roof, plenty of windows, and best of all, those cute little benches by...
by Sears Homes | Nov 25, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Thanks to a well-organized city assessor’s office in Norfolk, I was able to see and photograph several vintage photos of our “Ethels” (in Riverview – Norfolk) from the late 1940s and early 50s. And I must say, it was very interesting! These...
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