by Sears Homes | Jul 5, 2018 | Uncategorized |
It’s amazing how something as pedestrian as an old-house website can turn out to be such a catalyst for multitudinous blessings. Through this website (and its accompanying page on Facebook), I have met so many people. With few exceptions, old house people are...
by Sears Homes | Nov 30, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The Dutch Colonial has always been a favorite of mine. I’m not sure I can easily define why I love this house, but one of the reasons is the little extras – cut-out shutters, gambrel roof, plenty of windows, and best of all, those cute little benches by...
by Sears Homes | Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized |
“Look at those prices!” That’s probably the #1 comment I hear from people as they browse the pages of an old Sears Modern Homes catalog. Why were Sears kit homes priced so incredibly low? Well, they weren’t really. Like everything else in...
by Sears Homes | May 21, 2012 | Uncategorized |
UPDATED!! A kind soul in Terrell has supplied photos of the Autrey’s home! Scroll on down to see the house that Josephus built! Judging by my email, there aren’t a lot of Sears Homes in Texas. And yet, while reading the old testimonials in the 1916...
by Sears Homes | Aug 17, 2010 | Uncategorized |
In the 1980s, I rode by this house (see pics below) and saw that it had been lifted from its foundation, and according to the placard in the window, was headed to a new site, about 2 miles west on Portsmouth Blvd (Route 337). A new foundation was prepared at the new...
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