tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post4176264570267699381..comments2024-03-19T15:22:58.216-05:00Comments on Sears House Seeker: Customizing A Sears House: Vallonia in Westerly, Rhode IslandSearsHouseSeekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-27917446889878566442022-06-08T15:09:29.340-05:002022-06-08T15:09:29.340-05:00I would love to see the house, and help you out. U...I would love to see the house, and help you out. Unfortunately, I have no way of contacting you, without an email address. Please feel free to contact me directly at SearsHouseSeeker@gmail.com, and provide an address of the house, so that we can look at it through Google streetview and real esate listings.SearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-82813399836315682212022-06-07T13:00:46.827-05:002022-06-07T13:00:46.827-05:00I find this fascinating. I recently purchased a ho...I find this fascinating. I recently purchased a home that is obviously a Sears home,and from the outside looks exactly like the early vallonia. But the inside layout is quite different. Instead of a dining room and a hall, mine has 4 relatively equal rooms on the first floor, with the staircase between the kitchens and the other back room. Most of the woodwork is original. I would really like to know where I could get more information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-58569428737849351952022-01-12T12:15:02.790-06:002022-01-12T12:15:02.790-06:00This is a wonderful overview of the home. Our fam...This is a wonderful overview of the home. Our family grew up in a Vallonia in southern Ohio and believe it was an early 1920's vintage. The floor plan was slightly modified in that the front door was biased a bit to the right and led into a good-sized hall with staircase on the right hand wall. Against the staircase my Mother's upright piano stood and there was a hall closet at the back of the hall. Entering the front door you turned immediately left into the living room which entry was bracketed by two beautiful pillars. The heating unit shown in your post was exactly ours although upgraded to gas when we lived there - it was later replaced with a modern unit. Our folks bought it in 1959 and my Mother lived in it until about 1990. Along the right side of the concrete block foundation near the middle of the house was the window for coal - our basement remained unfinished and the coal bin still had leftover coal in the corner which was half-walled off from the rest of the basement. As a teenager I put a ham radio station in the basement with a curtain to wall off the heating unit. It was a great home for a family with four kids and Grandma who came to live with us. Fond memories...Bob K7ZBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723457691643827548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-55708474293202668232021-08-15T15:31:12.130-05:002021-08-15T15:31:12.130-05:00Thanks for your story about the Westerly home. We...Thanks for your story about the Westerly home. We are Vallonia homeowners in Alexandria VA. The blueprints for the house were in the house, albeit with a fair amount of damage due to insects. The prints will remain with the house at such time as we move out of it. We've been in it for nearly 40 years. We have worked to retain much of the bungalow's original charm by not making major stylistic changes inside even while doing some renovations. The family that built it in the late 20s eventually clad the siding with faux stone, but it still looks good. Pbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788243714477196924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-11995693906596989862021-02-24T23:36:00.954-06:002021-02-24T23:36:00.954-06:00A treasure trove indeed!! Great job, Sears House S...A treasure trove indeed!! Great job, Sears House Seeker :)NotchNorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592233115819398599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-80657220358156459442020-11-30T15:12:07.393-06:002020-11-30T15:12:07.393-06:00No, we don't have any blueprints.No, we don't have any blueprints.SearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-12458896166801943752020-11-29T17:09:14.553-06:002020-11-29T17:09:14.553-06:00Hey do you offer copies of the blueprintsHey do you offer copies of the blueprintsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385920338632035926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-12205615323160241032018-10-28T12:49:04.576-05:002018-10-28T12:49:04.576-05:00I own a Vallonia - loved reading this - thank you...I own a Vallonia - loved reading this - thank you!! Trace YeattsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965805194681414798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-9265367998897694452018-07-14T13:52:55.272-05:002018-07-14T13:52:55.272-05:00Well done, I'm impressed, thank you.Well done, I'm impressed, thank you. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485967367169175378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-45390935085027619582018-02-15T06:29:03.572-06:002018-02-15T06:29:03.572-06:00Hi Andy Piccolo! I'm so happy to hear from you...Hi Andy Piccolo! I'm so happy to hear from you, and really glad that you ran across this post! All of the Sears-house related material for the post came from the current owners, who inherited it all, when they bought the house. They contacted us on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SearsModernHomesInMichiganOhioAndKentucky/" rel="nofollow"> Sears Modern Homes Facebook Page</a> . <br /><br />Do you, by any chance, have any other photos of the Piccolo family, perhaps when they were older? And, any photos that have the house in the background, inside or out? If so, I'd love to see them! You can email me direcetly at SearsHouseSeeker@gmail.com<br />Thanks!<br />Judith ChabotSearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-68237070185674732362018-02-12T09:51:37.257-06:002018-02-12T09:51:37.257-06:00Wow!
I just stumbled upon this by total chance....Wow! <br /><br />I just stumbled upon this by total chance. I am Mr. Piccolo's only grandson. I used to spend time in that house from when I was a small boy until the time Ms. Piccolo (Edna) passed away in 1999. <br /><br />Where did you find all this stuff? I had always heard it was a kit house from Sears, but never saw any evidence to confirm that.Andy Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009416659483583498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-16935625713565070842018-01-15T14:45:58.162-06:002018-01-15T14:45:58.162-06:00A treasure trove, for our never-ending treasure hu...A treasure trove, for our never-ending treasure hunt!SearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-1824636516961677042018-01-15T13:09:28.944-06:002018-01-15T13:09:28.944-06:00Wow, seems like Mr Piccolo was somewhat hard to pl...Wow, seems like Mr Piccolo was somewhat hard to please near the end! But as you were saying, he does have a right to make sure his requests are met. Nice, informative post and great pictures as well! I don't think I would have been able to identify this custom Vallonia from streetview. How lucky that the current owners kept all that information -- it's a treasure trove indeed. :)Midwest Sears Homeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963026594675961227noreply@blogger.com