by Sears Homes | Apr 6, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Before you start reading this, please usher the children into another room and/or tell them to cover their ears and hum. Sears only offered two models of kit homes that had a sink in the closet. One was their fanciest house (“The Magnolia”) and the other...
by Sears Homes | Dec 21, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Earlier this month, I did a blog on the sweet little GVT #114 that Dale found in Manheim, Pennsylvania. After that blog appeared, Dale was kind enough to send along two more photos of GVT Modern Home #114. I’ve never seen one in real life, but apparently this...
by Sears Homes | Dec 8, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last month, I traveled to Oklahoma to visit Rachel Shoemaker, and we had a lovely couple days together. Rachel drove me out to Chelsea (down historic Route 66), where we saw a picture-perfect Sears Saratoga. Next stop was just around the corner, where Rachel showed me...
by Sears Homes | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Gordon Van Tine homes are not as well known as Sears, but they were a substantial competitor in the mail-order house business. GVT was founded in 1866 (as a lumber supply company) and evolved into a mail-order house company about 1909 (according to GVT expert, Dale...
by Sears Homes | Nov 20, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In August 2014, I traveled to Jacksonville to get photos of two Gordon Van Tine homes that were built side-by-side in the early 1920s and featured in a promotional booklet. While I was there, I drove around the rest of the city and discovered several kit homes, from...
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