by Sears Homes | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized |
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” That’s a quote from Jonathan Swift, who died in 1745. (For the youngsters, that was a couple years before the internet was invented.) There’s a photo of...
by Sears Homes | Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Carlinville, Illinois has 152 Sears Homes in a 12-block area. The neighborhood with all these Sears Homes is known as Standard Addition. To read more about the history of this enclave of kit homes, click here. Part of a $1 million order placed by Standard Oil of...
by Sears Homes | Jan 20, 2011 | Uncategorized |
I get lots of interesting notes from lots of interesting people. Unfortunately I find that amongst those many emails and letters, there are a lot of common misconceptions about Sears Homes. One of the more persistent myths is that Carlinville has the largest...
by Sears Homes | Oct 15, 2010 | Uncategorized |
UPDATED! Thanks to a reader, I’ve found that this blog has some errors. I’ve since re-written it and corrected it. Please read the updated version (with better pictures) HERE. Less than 30 miles from our nation’s first capital (Philadelphia)...
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