by Sears Homes | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
The Calumet is a rare Sears kit house that was offered for a brief time in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Sears did offer a few apartment buildings (yes, as kits), and the Calumet was one of them. My favorite feature of the Sears Calumet is the wall-bed, and the...
by Sears Homes | Jul 15, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Subtitled: How Time Changes Old Houses In a few weeks, I’m taking a road trip to visit a Sears Magnolia. In preparation for the trip, I’ve been studying the floor plan, and happened upon a little mystery that has had me (and many others in our Facebook...
by Sears Homes | Jan 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
From time to time, people write me and say, “I thought this was a Sears House, but it’s all brick, so I know it can’t be a kit home.” Actually… Sears Homes could be ordered with cypress or cedar shakes or clapboards, with stucco, or with...
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