by Sears Homes | Aug 29, 2013 | Uncategorized |
As of last month, we’ve found eight Sears Magnolias. There are probably more, but where are they? The last three Magnolias that were discovered (in North Carolina, New York and West Virginia) were found thanks to the readers of this blog. So where’s Number...
by Sears Homes | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Sometime in the late 1910s, someone in Lincoln, Nebraska sat down with a specialty catalog from Sears & Roebuck and ordered a kit house called, “The Magnolia.” It was the grandest kit home that Sears offered, with almost 3,000 square feet, 2-1/2 baths,...
by Sears Homes | Aug 24, 2013 | Uncategorized |
For years and years, it was believed that only six Magnolias had been sold by Sears and Roebuck, but their locations were unknown. As the years passed, the six Magnolias were discovered in Benson, North Carolina, South Bend, Indiana, Irwin, Pennsylvania, Canton, Ohio...
by Sears Homes | Jul 12, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Last week, I did a blog on the lost Magnolia in Lincoln, Nebraska. One of only eight known Magnolias in the country, the Sears House in Lincoln was torn down in 1985. Fortunately, the Magnolia in Lincoln was extensively photographed a few months before it was razed....
by Sears Homes | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Thanks to Rachel Shoemaker, I have a fun update to this blog! Click here to see it! * Years ago, Rebecca Hunter told me that there had been a Magnolia in Lincoln, Nebraska (one of only eight known Sears Magnolias in the country) that had been destroyed by fire in...
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