by Sears Homes | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Sears appears to be going out of business, and in a few months, my little book business will follow suit. In 1999, I started working on a book about Sears kit homes. In early 2002, it was self-published, and I used 50% of my net worth to produce 1,000 copies. In 2004,...
by Sears Homes | Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Last week, my buddy Milton saw an episode of “Barn Builders” (DIY TV, Season 2, Episode 9), which featured a short bit on a Sears Home. According to the episode guide that accompanied the program, “the guys restore an 1856 log cabin.” The log...
by Sears Homes | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Thanks to the kindness of a Chicago-based FOSH (“Friend of Sears Homes”), we now have some stunning pictures of that house in River Forest, Illinois. As mentioned in a prior blog, we have documentation establishing this residence as a “Sears kit...
by Sears Homes | Jan 5, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Last August, my husband I visited a beautiful Hillrose in Brandy Station, Virginia. We were traipsing about the great Commonwealth, doing our own self-guided “Tour of the Confederacy”, and we traveled from our home in Norfolk to Richmond (where we toured...
by Sears Homes | Jan 2, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Preferably near Convoy, Ohio (or Dixon, Indiana) and specifically at 12716 S. State Line Road. This is the site of yet another Sears Hillrose, which Rachel Shoemaker found with a little detective work. Turns out that State Line Road is so named because it marks the...
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