by Sears Homes | Apr 29, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Many times, I’ve written a note to someone to tell them that they’re living in an Aladdin Kit Home, and invariably, when they right back they’ll say, “I’m so excited to find out that I have a Sears House!” In fact, I’d say...
by Sears Homes | Apr 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
For five years, Dale Wolicki and I labored to write a book on Wardway Homes titled, The Mail Order Homes of Montgomery Ward. My oh my, did we work hard on that book! This incredible tome has 347 pages and more than 500 vintage and extant photos of the kit homes sold...
by Sears Homes | Apr 8, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Of the 370 models that Sears offered, 107 Sears Homes were named after cities in Illinois. A few others were named after famous figures in American history, such as the Martha Washington and the Betsy Ross. The Martha Washington was a massive two-story Dutch Colonial....
by Sears Homes | Feb 10, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Harris Brothers was a small Chicago-based kit home company that started out life as a house-wrecking company. Today, we use another name to describe this line of work; something a little more delicate and environmentally friendly, like “Architectural...
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