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cheetah
Citizen
Username: Cheetah
Post Number: 32
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 8:37 am: | 
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Does anybody have any information concerning the possibilities of such Sears homes (built in early half of 1900s) existing in Maplewood? Would appreciate any and all info. |
bobk
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 3910
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 9:50 am: |
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This comes up about once a year here on MOL and the short answer is "maybe". Also, Sears was only one of several companies that supplied kit homes during the 1920s and 1930s.
Most of the 1920s colonial revival homes were chosen from a plan book and then built by local contractors. The plan book homes and the Sears homes were very similar in appearance. Many of the components such as doors and windows were standardized, stock items and often have part numbers that can cause confusion with a true kit home.
From reading on the subject, Sears marked all the joists, beams, etc. with their mark, so a little archealogical work in the basement should show if the home you are investigating is a Sears home or not. |
ken (the other one)
Citizen
Username: Ken
Post Number: 148
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 10:04 am: |
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off hand I know there's one or two on Orchard Rd, and one or two in the Union/Hudson Ave area. They are easy to spot, once you see one you'll be able to tell.
There's nothing like being on the bottom of the Ocean!
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Dave Ross
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5745
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 10:05 am: |
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Look through the models for a match:
http://www.searsmodernhomes.com/ |
Dave Ross
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5746
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 10:14 am: |
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jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 833
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 10:34 am: |
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There's one on Midland Boulevard between Richmond and Summit - a great-looking little bungalow. |
amandacat
Citizen
Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 318
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 2:59 pm: |
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I think there's a brick one on the west side of Dunnell Road, just south of Jefferson.
Dave, I'm suspicious of the "Maplewood" model you posted above -- where's the ubiquitous Maplewood Room? |
us2innj
Citizen
Username: Us2innj
Post Number: 909
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 3:37 pm: |
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We got ours at K-Mart. |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 3911
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 3:39 pm: |
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This one has a Maplewood room, but for some reason they call it a sun room. The house actually looks like a ton of houses here in town, mostly in the Tuscan and Clinto areas.
http://www.searsmodernhomes.com/graphics/1927-1932/1928_p3267a-p3267b.jpg
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