tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post3083264479784279788..comments2024-03-19T15:22:58.216-05:00Comments on Sears House Seeker: Sears Homes in New Bern, NC: Sears Milton, No. 178, Saratoga, and RoanokeSearsHouseSeekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-43128312892084965132016-01-18T18:18:13.562-06:002016-01-18T18:18:13.562-06:00That's a Sears newel post in the Saratoga. See...That's a Sears newel post in the Saratoga. See this from the 1912 Sears building material catalog. <br /><br />https://picasaweb.google.com/104925740677265374812/January182016#6241285727284571538<br /><br />I recognized it immediately because there is one in a Sears Avoca in my area that was built in 1910. So Sears was selling that newel post as early as 1910.<br /><br />Lara<br /><br />Sears Homes of Chicagolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852344154514348451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-88079551002509026342016-01-18T17:48:52.518-06:002016-01-18T17:48:52.518-06:00Love the addition of all those interior photos of ...Love the addition of all those interior photos of the possible Saratoga. And your little red arrows are always pointing us towards the answers to our questions. :)Cindy Catanzarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691338813486221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-23518332471370014942015-11-03T06:15:27.644-06:002015-11-03T06:15:27.644-06:00NIce post, Judith! I don't know what to think ...NIce post, Judith! I don't know what to think about that "Maywood". <br /><br />In the interest of historical accuracy, the person who discovered those Sears houses was author Peter B. Sandbeck.<br /><br />New Bern, NC has a lot of Aladdin homes as well, so perhaps another kit house researcher can blog about those homes next week.<br /><br />Lara<br />Sears Homes of Chicagoland<br />sears-homes.com Sears Homes of Chicagolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852344154514348451noreply@blogger.com