by Sears Homes | Jan 20, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Sometime in the 1930s, a man named Frank Workman not only built a Sears Strathmore, but he had the wisdom to document part of the process through photographs. About 80 years later, a kind soul named Ms. Dickinson had the wisdom to save those photos and put them on...
by Sears Homes | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Several times each week, folks send me emails asking, “Is my house a Sears House?” Usually, they send photos along with their inquiries. But sometimes, the photos don’t help with the identification process. My poor old laptop is already heavy laden...
by Sears Homes | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized |
You might be surprised to learn how often kit homes are moved from their original site to a new location. Judging by the frequency with which these homes are picked up and moved, re-locating a kit home must be, 1) A do-able (albeit complicated) process 2) Financially...
by Sears Homes | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Stumbling about with my flashlight in the dimly-lit basement of countless Sears Honor-Bilt homes throughout the country, I’m always dazzled by the quality of the floor joists and other framing members. Sears lumber was first growth lumber. (“First growth...
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