by Sears Homes | Jul 28, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Come August 2014, this website will celebrate its fourth birthday, and one of my very first posts at this site was about this little mystery house in Ohio (shown below). Unfortunately, I never did find this house, or learn anything about the couple in the photo. I...
by Sears Homes | Jun 25, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In the last 30 days, I’ve received more than 100 emails asking for information on Sears Homes. In short, I’m sorry to say that I just really don’t have the time to read (much less answer) individual emails. This website was created (and is...
by Sears Homes | Apr 5, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Reading the old Sears Modern Home catalogs is wholly delightful, and there are times that the idioms of the day make it a little bit challenging. Sears Modern Home #123 was promoted as being “a house built of honest material.” Makes you wonder what...
by Sears Homes | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In 2001, I drove out to Columbia, Illinois to attend a talk on Sears Homes, given by Dr. Rebecca L. Hunter. I’d never met this woman, but I’d heard a lot about her from several different people. I was already pretty intimidated by Dr. Hunter and I...
by Sears Homes | Mar 26, 2012 | Uncategorized |
The simpler Sears Homes are the ones that are most difficult to identify, because there’s so little to distinguish them from other houses. The fancier the kit home, the easier it is to identify. The Altona couldn’t really be classified as a...
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