by Sears Homes | Aug 3, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Last week, I traveled to New Martinsville, West Virginia to see what was purported to be the 9th Magnolia. Prior to this, there were only eight known Magnolias in the country. The Magnolia was the crème de la crème of Sears Homes, with countless accoutrements and fine...
by Sears Homes | Apr 28, 2015 | Uncategorized |
This really is a Sears House. Can you guess which model it is? I would never have guessed. Ever. However, I was given a good clue. So what do you think? It’s in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and this photo was taken by Elisabeth Witt, who’s been running around...
by Sears Homes | Apr 6, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Before you start reading this, please usher the children into another room and/or tell them to cover their ears and hum. Sears only offered two models of kit homes that had a sink in the closet. One was their fanciest house (“The Magnolia”) and the other...
by Sears Homes | Oct 5, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In Fall 2002, I was broke, depressed, lonely and very worried about the future. Months earlier, my beloved mother had died unexpectedly and my marriage of 24 years had ended in divorce. Those were tough times. I had one thing going for me: My newly published book, The...
by Sears Homes | Jul 28, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Come August 2014, this website will celebrate its fourth birthday, and one of my very first posts at this site was about this little mystery house in Ohio (shown below). Unfortunately, I never did find this house, or learn anything about the couple in the photo. I...
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