by Sears Homes | Nov 26, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In late 2005, a friend and I followed the Lincoln Highway from New Jersey (near Fort Lee) to central Illinois. Along the way, I found these four beauties in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The first house (far left) is a Sears Osborn, followed by a Sears Fullerton, and...
by Sears Homes | Jul 21, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Did they *know* this was a Sears House when they killed it? Before I get myself into trouble with too many words, I’ll let the pictures tell the sad story. It’s in Pennsylvania, not far from that beautiful brick Magnolia in Irwin! * To learn more about...
by Sears Homes | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Indefatigable researcher and old house lover Rachel Shoemaker found another Sears House in Tulsa. This is the Sears Americus, and it’s one of my favorite Sears Homes. For the unenlightened, these houses started life as 12,000-piece kits and were shipped by rail...
by Sears Homes | Feb 19, 2011 | Uncategorized |
From 2002-2006, I gave about 200 lectures in 24 states and the #1 most frequently asked question I received was, “Do you live in a Sears Home?” No, I don’t, but I do live amongst them. 🙂 In January 2007, I was married to a Norfolk resident and in...
by Sears Homes | Jan 30, 2011 | Uncategorized |
A few years ago, several cities in Hampton Roads hired consultants (schooled and trained in archeology) to find the Sears Homes in Hampton Roads. After obtaining a copy of the written report and reading it, I laughed out loud. The researchers missed most of the kit...
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