In 2006, I moved backFor years and years, I lived in the St. Louis area and that's where I wrote my books on Sears Homes (and where I did all the research). Later, Sears constructed a second mill in Port Newark, New Jersey and purchased the Norwood Sash and Door Company in Norwood, Ohio. The two-story schoolhouse was priced at $11,500 and its design included six classrooms, a library, an auditorium, and a superintendent's office.There was no singular architect for the Sears designs. My friend (old house lover and local historian) JoyceIn 1912, Albert Brown of Mechanicsburg, Ohio sent a lovely letter to Gordon Van Tine (a kit home company), praising House #126, which he'd recently purchased ofFor years and years, I lived in the St. Louis area and that's where I wrote my books on Sears Homes (and where I did all the research).
Learn to recognize the various types, see pictures, and learn the history that spans from 1905-1930.Rosemary Thornton, one of the most notable authorities on Sears kit homes has written a short article on getting started finding out if your home was one of the many kit homes sold during the first half of the 20th century.In 1912, Albert Brown of Mechanicsburg, Ohio sent a lovely letter to Gordon Van Tine (a kit home company), praising House #126, which he'd recently purchased ofHistoric City on the Monongahela River Romanesque store front in Fairmont... ...and a mural of a historic street scene in the Middleto...In the last 30 days, I've received more than 100 emails asking for information on Sears Homes. Sears houses could also be ordered with reversed floor plans. In short, I'm sorry to say that I just really don't have the timeThe Sears Berwyn (named for a city in Northern Illinois) was one of their most popular houses, and it's a cutie-pie of a house, too! Sears began offering house plans, and later kit houses, to the American market in the first two decades of the 20th century and continued until 1940. In 2006, I moved backFor years and years, I lived in the St. Louis area and that's where I wrote my books on Sears Homes (and where I did all the research). Many of these post 1940 homes were based on models from the 1940 and earlier Sears catalogs but not all were, leading to debate over whether these homes qualify as "Sears Modern Homes". The double-arched frontIn February 2010, I was in Mattoon, Illinois doing research for my book, The Sears Homes of Illinois. Some models were offered with variations, the most common of those being expanded floor plans and additional finished living spaces. Jul 3, 2016 - Explore Robin Rose's board "SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. After several years, Sears also began assigning names to the various models, a convention that carried through to the end of the program. In some cases, homeowners used plans from original Sears homes to recreate a modern version of a Sears home. Sears Modern Home, “The Winston” by Sears Homes | Jan 31, 2016 | Uncategorized | 6 commentsIt’s been 17 years since I wrote my first article on Sears kit homes, and I’ve learned a lot in those years. Years later, the sales records related to home sales were destroyed during a corporate house cleaning.
In the early years, the models were identified with numbers. Some models were offered in both wood siding and brick veneer versions with different names attributed to the same or almost identical home plan. The Carlinville, Illinois concentration consists of houses bought in bulk by the Not all Sears houses became private residences. Sales were down, and there was excess inventory languishing in warehouses. Other models were only offered for one year and some models that were offered have yet to be identified as ever having been actually built. Jun 26, 2016 - Explore Margaret Spengler's board "old Sears homes/ House plans", followed by 294 people on Pinterest. Although it is sometimes claimed that no Sears kit homes were built after 1940, Sears continued to offer pre-cut kit homes through 1941 and into early 1942. In 2006, I moved backFor years and years, I lived in the St. Louis area and that's where I wrote my books on Sears Homes (and where I did all the research). Precut lumber was cut to the appropriate lengths and angles based on where the framing timber would be used in the house. In fact, many of the famous designs were commandeered from other sources and/or purchased from architects but given just enough change to be advertised as their own.Sears Homes have become increasingly popular among history enthusiasts because of their sturdy structure, the do-it-yourself nature of construction and the popular architectural design concepts. See more ideas about Sears, House plans, House. Geography and Planning.
5008." In 2006, I moved backFor years and years, I lived in the St. Louis area and that's where I wrote my books on Sears Homes (and where I did all the research). Sears's use of The last Sears Modern Homes catalog was issued in 1940. Due to reviews by homeowners then and now, it would appear that Sears Modern Homes are just as appreciated now as they were then. At Like the Standard Addition in Carlinville, IL, neighborhoods of Sears houses still hold a sense of identity and community. Sears Modern Homes offered the latest technology available to house buyers in the early part of the twentieth century. Because the Modern Homes division sales records were destroyed, there is no way to definitively verify the number of Sears houses that still exist. Today, buyers are still snapping up vintage Sears houses just as eagerly as they did 80 years … In other cases, the home followed the general design of a Sears house without being an exact duplicate.One well-known replica of a Sears house is at the "Farm at Prophetstown" museum in There was speculation that the kit homes were going to lead the housing industry well into the future. Many of these homes were built in Sears planned "Home Club Plan" developments in New Jersey, New York and Ohio.Over the 32 years that Sears offered homes by catalog, Sears offered 370 different models.