by Sears Homes | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized |
So read the liner notes for the Sears “Croydon,” a darling Tudor Revival from the late 1930s. From what we can discern, the Croydon was offered only in 1939 and 1940, the final two years of the Sears Modern Homes program. These post-1935 Sears Homes are...
by Sears Homes | Jan 21, 2016 | Uncategorized |
How did New Bern come to have so many kit homes? Is it because of New Bern’s proximity to Aladdin’s largest mill in Wilmington, North Carolina? Perhaps, but how does that explain the grandiose Sears Homes I found on Spencer Street? It’s a mystery,...
by Sears Homes | Jan 19, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Fun times in New Bern! Mr. Hubby and I just returned from a visit to New Bern, NC where we stayed at the Aerie Bed and Breakfast and spent the days seeing the sights (and looking for kit homes). Within New Bern’s Ghent neighborhood, we found an abundance of kit...
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 | Nov 5, 2014 | Uncategorized |
On November 13th, I’ll be in Edwardsville, giving a talk on their kit homes! It’ll be a fun time, and there will be many surprises, too! After my talk when folks tell me their stories, my #2 favorite comment is, “I can’t tell you how many times...
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