by Sears Homes | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Having lived in Norfolk for seven years now, I have scoured every street in this city, searching for mail-order kit homes. I’ve ridden around with several friends, studied maps, queried long-time residents and harangued my husband and I was quite certain that...
by Sears Homes | Feb 11, 2013 | Uncategorized |
When Dale, Rebecca and I were gallivanting about the Midwest, seeking and finding kit homes, we developed a few “abbreviations” and one of them was, “The CLH.” “No, don’t bother pulling out the books for this one,” one of us...
by Sears Homes | May 25, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Or so my husband tells me – frequently. But I’d have to say that Sears Modern Home #190 was not one of their better designs – in terms of attractiveness. Perhaps others thought so, as well, because I’ve only seen one of these kit homes and it...
by Sears Homes | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized |
There’s something about a Dutch Colonial that just makes me swoon, and the Martha Washington is a fine example of the Dutch Colonial design. And it was spacious, too. Sans optional sunporch, the Martha Washington was about 1,800 square feet, with four good-sized...
by Sears Homes | May 3, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In 2002, when I wrote The Houses That Sears Built, I lived in Alton, Illinois. Many, many times I drove past this house on the main drag, never really paying attention to it. It was probably a year after I’d written my book that I happened to notice this badly...
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