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Sears Modern Home #124 in Amherst Can Be Yours!

by Sears Homes | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

It was 2003 when I saw my first Sears Modern Home Model #124. I’d visited Rebecca Hunter in the Chicago area, and she took me to Crystal Lake to see “an authenticated #124.” It was all very exciting and Rebecca had even arranged for an inside tour....

Sears Catalog House, or Something Like it (Part II)

by Sears Homes | Jul 27, 2014 | Uncategorized | 6 comments

In my most recent blog, I talked about the fact that Hopewell’s “Collection of Sears Homes” (and I use that term loosely) was in the local news again. At the end of that blog, I offered to help Hopewell sort through their historical chaff and find...

Sears Catalog House or Something Like It (Hopewell, VA)

by Sears Homes | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized | 4 comments

Last week, Hopewell was in the local news again, touting their Sears Homes. I’m not going to post a link to the article that appeared in the Richmond Times Dispatch, because it was rife with errors. I’m somewhat incredulous that a paper as prestigious as...

Marguerite’s Beautiful and Beloved #124

by Sears Homes | Feb 5, 2014 | Uncategorized | 7 comments

Last year, Sears homeowner Marguerite Deppert saw my blogs (here and here) on Sears Modern Home #124 and sent me several wonderful photos of her own home, which she had recently purchased in Montvale, NJ. It’s a real beauty and in gorgeous condition. I...

Quite Possibly, The Most Beautiful Elsmore in the World

by Sears Homes | Dec 10, 2012 | Uncategorized | 10 comments

The Elsmore was a hugely popular house for Sears, and it was probably one of their top five best selling models. Since all sales records were destroyed during a post-WW2 corporate housecleaning at Sears, it’s hard to know for sure, but I do know that I’ve...
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