A. Brewer's letter. Scan courtesy of Andrew Mutch. |
A. Brewer included a photo of his Sears Kilbourne.
I have never seen those diamond sash windows on another Sears house. Scan courtesy of Andrew Mutch. |
A. Brewer's letter. Scan courtesy of Andrew Mutch. |
I have never seen those diamond sash windows on another Sears house. Scan courtesy of Andrew Mutch. |
The 1929 catalog supplement with a brick Mitchell on the cover. |
5535 Dunham Road, Downers Grove. |
Sears Elmhurst, from the Brick Veneer Honor Bilt Homes catalog. |
A closeup of the brick veneer on the Elmhurst. Photo courtesy of Sue Smith. |
William Nielsen with daughter Nancy. |
[Owner Amy] Bailicki cherishes the nooks and quirks of her living room.
"The walls are plaster and not just flat," she said. "It's almost like someone took a soup can and smeared it into the plaster and made little swirly circles. There are two symmetrical archways in the living room and we have all the original woodwork."