by Sears Homes | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized |
It was 2003 when I saw my first Sears Modern Home Model #124. I’d visited Rebecca Hunter in the Chicago area, and she took me to Crystal Lake to see “an authenticated #124.” It was all very exciting and Rebecca had even arranged for an inside tour....
by Sears Homes | Aug 23, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The Aladdin Westwood was offered only in the 1922 catalog, which is curious. It’s a beautiful house and quite massive, but apparently the Sovereign brothers decided it wasn’t a keeper. In September 2013, I gave a talk in nearby Louisa, Virginia and drove...
by Sears Homes | Jan 30, 2015 | Uncategorized |
* * * * * * If you know the precise address of this house, please send it along. It’s in Norwood, Ohio and the street number is 2215 (visible in the photos above). All I need now is the street’s name! Update! Dale Haynes (from our Sears House Facebook...
by Sears Homes | Oct 14, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Christmas is coming. Sooner than you think. And I have just the thing for that “hard-to-shop-for” friend or relative. A book with hundreds of pictures of old houses! Old Montgomery Ward Kit Houses! To buy the book, click here. * * * * * * * * To buy the...
by Sears Homes | Feb 5, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last year, Sears homeowner Marguerite Deppert saw my blogs (here and here) on Sears Modern Home #124 and sent me several wonderful photos of her own home, which she had recently purchased in Montvale, NJ. It’s a real beauty and in gorgeous condition. I...
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