by Sears Homes | Oct 11, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Recently, Rachel Shoemaker was looking through a Sears Modern Homes catalog (1930) when she discovered a testimonial for a Sears Elmhurst built in Flushing, New York. She then did some extra digging and was able to glean the home’s current address. In fact,...
by Sears Homes | Oct 7, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Several weeks ago, a reader of this blog told me that he owned a Sears Elmhurst in St. Louis, and he was kind enough to send me a few photos. To my surprise and delight, he was right! It really was an Elmhurst. Last month, I visited the Elmhurst “in...
by Sears Homes | Apr 6, 2011 | Uncategorized |
On a recent trip to North Carolina, I found a Sears Elmhurst. And on a recent trip to my attic, I found a picture of a Sears Elmhurst somewhere in a Chicago suburb (first picture below). This was not an especially massive house, but it is an elegant home, and full of...
by Sears Homes | Feb 9, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In May 2012, I gave a talk on the Sears Homes in Raleigh. Click here to read more about that. To my astonishment and delight, I found an impressive number of kit homes in this part of North Carolina, including Sears, Harris Brothers, Lewis Homes, Montgomery Ward,...
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