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| 626 Orange, Elgin. Photo from Elginbungalows.com. |
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The Sears Sunlight from the 1928 Modern Homes catalog.
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The Sears Sunlight was a popular low-priced bungalow. Measuring 24 feet wide, it offered five well-planned rooms.
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| Today, many Sunlight homes have enclosed front porches, as seen in this undated photo from Elginbungalows.com. |
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| The home retains its original Sears front door, shown on the left. |
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| One distinctive feature of the Sunlight was an enclosed staircase on the rear. |
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| I don't believe this is an original Sears garage, but it's a nice replica. |
The original owners were Michum and Jennie Musikich. Michum, a Serbian immigrant, worked as a watchmaker for the Elgin National Watch Company. The couple lived in the house their entire lives--Michum died in 1967, and Jennie died in 1976. The Musikich family owned the Sunlight until 1996.
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