by Sears Homes | Apr 28, 2015 | Uncategorized |
This really is a Sears House. Can you guess which model it is? I would never have guessed. Ever. However, I was given a good clue. So what do you think? It’s in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and this photo was taken by Elisabeth Witt, who’s been running around...
by Sears Homes | Oct 18, 2013 | Uncategorized |
On October 17th, I gave a talk in Waynesboro on their kit homes. The day before, Anne (local history lover and kind soul) had driven me throughout the city, looking for kit homes. And we found a bunch! There are more than 40 photos below, so I’ll let the...
by Sears Homes | Jun 26, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In 1912, Albert Brown of Mechanicsburg, Ohio sent a lovely letter to Gordon Van Tine (a kit home company), praising House #126, which he’d recently purchased of them. Albert was so enamored of the house that (he said in his letter), it was his intention (in...
by Sears Homes | May 30, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In Spring 2010, my friend Rebecca sent me a note, asking if I knew about the Sears Milton in Stanley, Virginia. Four months later (August 2010), Hubby and I were standing in the front yard of the Sears Milton. At the time, the 1,932-square foot house was being used as...
by Sears Homes | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In February 2003, I traveled to Flora, Illinois to give a talk on Sears Homes. It was one of my first “paid gigs,” and I was very excited about actually getting paid to do the thing I loved the most – talk about Sears Homes! In celebration of this...
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