by Sears Homes | Aug 31, 2012 | Uncategorized |
When I visited Hopewell in 2003 (to give a talk), I was shown a well-publicized brochure touting 44 Sears Homes in Crescent Hills. As mentioned in several other blogs (here, here and here), I feel strongly that they’re wrong about 36 of those houses. In my...
by Sears Homes | May 20, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Here in Norfolk, we have 16 little bungalows that were originally built at another location, and then moved here by George P. Hudson on April 14, 1922. (Thanks to Norfolk historian David Spriggs for finding that date, and also finding the name of the man who moved...
by Sears Homes | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized |
These fine-looking bungalows (see below) are in Dupont, Washington. In fact, there are several of these bungalows (built in the early 1910s) in Dupont, Washington. Today, I’m trying to figure out where I’ve seen this house before, because if I can figure...
by Sears Homes | Apr 10, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The driving-tour brochure offered by the tourism office in Hopewell, VA is called, “The Sears Roebuck Houses by Mail Neighborhood.” Not everyone would agree that eight Sears Homes within a six-block area represents a “neighborhood.” But then...
by Sears Homes | Apr 9, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Last night, a friend called and asked about my recent travels. I told her I’d visited Danville, Lynchburg and Hopewell, Virginia. . She quickly replied, “Hopewell?! I thought you were banned from that city!” She’s a funny girl, that one. When...
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