by Sears Homes | Dec 7, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Friday night, Milton and I turned on the television and saw “The Five” (talk show on Fox News, with five commentators, including Bob Beckel). Within 30 seconds, the program showed a picture of Bob Beckel’s house, and I exclaimed to Milton, “Oh...
by Sears Homes | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Having lived in Norfolk for seven years now, I have scoured every street in this city, searching for mail-order kit homes. I’ve ridden around with several friends, studied maps, queried long-time residents and harangued my husband and I was quite certain that...
by Sears Homes | Oct 11, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Del Ray was patterned after a popular design that popped up in several places in the late 1910s/early 1920s. One hundred years later, it’s hard to figure out who deserves credit for designing this attractive bungalow. * * The accompanying article in...
by Sears Homes | May 12, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Pre-WW1 Sears Homes are scarce as hen’s teeth. Well, almost as scarce as hen’s teeth. I’ve never seen a hen’s tooth, but I have seen a few pre-1917 Sears Homes. Of these pre-1917 Sears Homes, one of the most popular is the Sears Maytown. And...
by Sears Homes | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized |
There’s something about a Dutch Colonial that just makes me swoon, and the Martha Washington is a fine example of the Dutch Colonial design. And it was spacious, too. Sans optional sunporch, the Martha Washington was about 1,800 square feet, with four good-sized...
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