Another Cutie In Kinston, NC
Driving around Kinston, I found one elusive house that I couldn’t “match,” and yet I knew I’d seen it somewhere. I took several photos of the house and decided to figure it out later. Through the years, I have learned that when a house beckons...Wardway #166: A Most Unusual Combination of Values
Last month, I traveled to Oklahoma to visit Rachel Shoemaker, and we had a lovely couple days together. Rachel drove me out to Chelsea (down historic Route 66), where we saw a picture-perfect Sears Saratoga. Next stop was just around the corner, where Rachel showed me...Jacksonville, Illinois and Their Many Kit Homes!
In August 2014, I traveled to Jacksonville to get photos of two Gordon Van Tine homes that were built side-by-side in the early 1920s and featured in a promotional booklet. While I was there, I drove around the rest of the city and discovered several kit homes, from...Montgomery Ward’s Mail-Order Homes
Christmas is coming. Sooner than you think. And I have just the thing for that “hard-to-shop-for” friend or relative. A book with hundreds of pictures of old houses! Old Montgomery Ward Kit Houses! To buy the book, click here. * * * * * * * * To buy the...
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