by Sears Homes | Mar 14, 2014 | Uncategorized |
My blog on the Sears Houses in Richmond has gotten several hundred views in the last few days. I am tickled pink to see it, but I wish I knew what led folks to a 15-month old blog! But in the meantime, I’ve made another *fascinating* discovery, which might lead...
by Sears Homes | Jun 16, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Thanks to Staunton resident and old house lover Linda Ramsey, we’ve now made several fun discoveries of kit homes in Waynesboro, using only Linda’s photos, good work and persistence! (To read Waynesboro Part I click here. For Part II, click here.) And...
by Sears Homes | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Several days ago, I wrote a blog about an old Gordon Van Tine “Roberts” somewhere in Wheeling, West Virginia. The house was built in the 1920s by a fellow named Otto Friebertshauser. I found out about this house when I obtained a copy of Gordon Van...
by Sears Homes | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized |
* Updated with NEW photos! See below!! * OOOH, I now have contemporary photos of Otto’s house! To read Part II of this blog (and see new photos), click here. Thanks to indefatigable researcher Rachel Shoemaker, I now have a digital copy of the 1931 brochure,...
by Sears Homes | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized |
In early January 2013, I traveled to Richmond to pick up my daughter at the airport. I had a little extra time on my hands so I decided to drive around in “just one” neighborhood and my oh my, I found several Sears Homes in just a few blocks! I had only a...
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