At one time, you could order nearly anything from Sears - including a house built from a kit. Discover Sears houses that local residents still call home, sweet home.
I live in a kit home,but as far as I can tell, it's a Bennet house instead of a Sears house. It's solid as a rock! The whole area here (Pittsburgh) has hundreds and hundreds of kit homes. Even though they're built on the same plans, each one is unique, because each family chose its own individual finishes, inside and out, and sometimes sizes. A lot had Tiffany-style stained glass windows and some still do. My house still has 5. One was removed in the bathroom when it was updated in 1999. The window was kept though. I found it in the basement when I moved in. The house was built in 1915, when people had to take horse drawn wagons to the train station to unload their kit homes and bring them back to their own property. They had a deadline to get it off loaded because the train had to leave on time. Almost all kit homes were called Sears houses even if they were made by other companies, just like almost all tissues are called Kleenex no matter which company makes them. They really don't make houses as sturdy as this any more! I love mine!
@@jonnaborosky8836 thank you I just love old homes and details in the old homes and I live in a neighborhood where no homes look alike homes look alike very historical
Jonna I grew up in Brookline and we also had a Sears house that my grandfather purchased in the 1930's. It was called the Fullerton and it had 3 bedrooms a finished basement with 3 store rooms. Another added feature was the wooden swing that hung on the front porch. I always wanted to buy it and bring it back to it's former glory.
And I bet everything still works and remains intact, and in good condition, unlike so much today and how it is thrown together. I would trade the 2 homes on our property for one of these.
A house of this caliber to build would cost somewhere in the 400-500k range probably with lumber costs... I get supply and demand but it seems like the over inflation of home prices is out of whack and I don't understand why...
My grandparents owned the Verona then my parents bought it from them. The third floor had its own full bath with a claw foot tub. My sister and I shared it as our bedroom. The house was very unique and had so many beautiful features. There is a historic area in Cincinnati that is full of them. It’s fun to see them and remember.
That’s probably my favorite style of house. I don’t think that 3rd floor thing would’ve been original, probably added by an owner a while ago: the attic on that model home doesn’t look to have much clearance. If I remember correctly, those had the common center hall configuration, with two rooms on each side of the hall (except the living room, which was one big room) and a bathroom in front on the second floor. Interestingly, it featured two covered porches on the side and rear, and a balcony above the rear one!
Damn! I wonder how many still exist without any renovations, cause that would show you the workmanship that went into to them. The houses that are build now are expensive to buy, but cheaply made.
My grandfather ordered a Sears Home for the Jersey Shore, but it was a model made for the mountains! So now we have a beachfront mountain lodge and it's my favorite place
I live a couple blocks away from the four houses featured. House #1 was on the market when we were house hunting. If I had know other was a Sears house I might tried hard to purchase it. 😊
Is there any reason these couldn't be brought back today? Would modern code standards and how that can vary so much by area make them impossible? I love the idea of buying some land and building a cottage on it over a summer.
Oh dear, I'm afraid these bungalows are not Sears Waltons. They aren't from Sears. Looks like the developer liked that pattern and varied it a little for each one.
