by Sears Homes | May 20, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Here in Norfolk, we have 16 little bungalows that were originally built at another location, and then moved here by George P. Hudson on April 14, 1922. (Thanks to Norfolk historian David Spriggs for finding that date, and also finding the name of the man who moved...
by Sears Homes | Jan 29, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Judging by the traffic to this website, there’s a lot of interest in built-in breakfast nooks these days, and for good reason. They’re practical, useful, attractive, and make excellent use of a small space. As the 1933 Montgomery Ward hardware catalog...
by Sears Homes | Jan 29, 2011 | Uncategorized |
My dear friend Rebecca is working on a new project and asked me to find this 1910s kit home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Most folks have heard of Sears Kit Homes, but in addition to Sears, there were six companies selling kit homes through mail order. Their names were...
by Sears Homes | Jan 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In the 1960s, A&P dominated the grocery store line-up here in Southeastern Virginia. Do any of them remain? I don’t know of any in Hampton Roads. Below is an ad from the 1926 Ladies Home Journal for the “Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.”...
by Sears Homes | Jan 27, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Concord was a 1930s kit home that proved to be one of their most popular post-1929 houses. Not surprising, housing starts plunged nationwide in 1932. Finding post-1932 Sears homes can be tough. That’s why it’s an extra thrill to find a Sears...
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