by Sears Homes | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Ashmore was not one of Sears most popular designs, but it surely was one of their prettiest, and it was a classic Arts and Crafts bungalow. And it had a pergola, too! According to the testimonies that appeared in the catalog, there are Sears Ashmores in...
by Sears Homes | Jun 24, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The cover of the 1921 Sears Building Materials catalog has proven to be a source of endless entertainment for me. But then again, I’m pretty easily entertained. I’ve started scanning catalogs and ephemera so that it may be preserved and shared with a...
by Sears Homes | Nov 1, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Built-in breakfast nooks were a popular item in the early 1920s and especially so in kit homes. After the grand Victorian home fell from favor, the bungalow craze took over and suddenly The Little House was the best house to have. (As Henry David Thoreau said,...
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