Several months ago, we discovered we lived in a Sears Catalog Home. After we read the article in Cottage Living (no longer in publication) about Sears Catalog Homes built in 1908 to 1940, we knew ours was one of many. In fact, we live in an entire neighborhood full of Sears Catalog Homes. Ours is the Clyde pictured above. It is amazing to me just looking at the sketch just how very similar my house is – 95 years later! I wish it still had all the exterior trim detail, though! I thought it would be fun for me – hopefully you too, to take a mini-tour of some neighborhood homes. Just quick drive by photos.
Graham & I call this the Seven Dwarfs’ home. He is hoping to see Snow White one day. 
This was a recent reno. Wish I took some befores…
They say he has some amazing “trophies & antlers” in every room of this house.
This is the other church that I talked about in this post. It is less then a half mile away, if that. Again, I say there is nothing like the South with a church on every corner & church steeples in every cities’ skyline.
I have a few posts up my sleeve to go along with this theme of my neighborhood. Don’t worry there wont be anymore drive by photos of houses in the next few posts. As I said last week, Spring IS calling my name ~ I didn’t even leave my neighborhood last week, other then to do errands. The streets are chalk full of beauty & there is nothing but blue skies!
More to come.
Have a beautiful day!
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Okay so now I am mad, just kidding. If you only knew my love of these houses, and you live in one—NO FAIR. That is it I am moving in, cute house with a great craft room, you just try to keep me out.
I love this idea of showing off you neighborhood, you are so cleaver
Off to wash my stinky dogs
Cha Cha
What a charming neighborhood you live in! I love those houses. My mom once showed me a house that was ordered from the Sears catalog and I didn’t believe her. I never realized you could order your house like that until she showed me a couple in town. Cute!
What a beautiful neighborhood
Those houses are so cute and I love that everything is in bloom.
Makes me want to take a deep breath in and relax in your charming neighborhood!
Living in Houston, we have a mix bag of the small town feel and big city. The suburb we live in is about 30 min. from downtown Houston. I like it that way, because we can decompress some. I love the farms in our area, but all the homes are new construction.
Lovely post. Thanks for sharing!
Old houses are my favorite, and Sears houses are always so cute and perfectly proportioned.
Loving the tree swing, its like something out of a magazine!
No way!
You live in a Sears house?
We almost bought one… I never even heard of one until then and now I know someone who actually lives in one!!
It is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Oh and thanks for the cow manure tip!
How cute are those homes…what charm. So your house is older?
I love your neighborhood!
Wow- all of the houses are so beautiful. It looks like you live in a really nice area with a lot of architectural detail. It’s so much nicer than the neighborhoods that have all the same houses.
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kellie…i have that cottage living magazine! one i can’t throw away! i love your sweet home….