woolie Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 rosemary thornton posted alot of great stuff here:http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/707.shtml Wow, it's gorgeous. I love townhouses and advocate for them here, but I do love bungalows as well, just a bit farther out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I couldn't help but notice the "Honor-Bilt" graphic in that old Sears ad. I know that I've run across that label several times while salvaging old houses in Houston. Does anyone know if Honor-Bilt was a subsidiary of Sears, or a separate company? I wonder if some of those old houses were catalog houses...Also, I am redoing a 1920s farmhouse in Fayette County. I think part of it is a cataog house (it has been added on to several times). Are there any clues that I should look for to determine this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I couldn't help but notice the "Honor-Bilt" graphic in that old Sears ad. I know that I've run across that label several times while salvaging old houses in Houston. Does anyone know if Honor-Bilt was a subsidiary of Sears, or a separate company? I wonder if some of those old houses were catalog houses...looks like it was their best houses:The process of designing your Sears house began as soon as the Modern Homes catalog arrived at your doorstep. Over time, Modern Homes catalogs came to advertise three lines of homes, aimed for customers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 something interesting from the neighborhood yahoo groupapparently Ziggy's Montrose on Fairview was built from a Sears house kithttp://www.searsarchives.com/homes/1921-1926.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heightsite Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Here's one on Pecore by North Main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Another good resource I haven't seen mentioned here yet is Texas Houses Built by the Book: The Use of Published Designs, 1850-1925 by Margaret Culbertson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston10 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 We have what we believe is a sears house pictures herehttp://www.escapesomewhere.com/sears/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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