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The presentation will begin immediately after the business of this
members-only Annual Meeting.
Explore the Sears Homes of Chicagoland
Do you love old houses? In this Zoom presentation, you will learn about the history of Sears ready-cut houses, what a Sears house is (and isn’t), how to authenticate one, and common misconceptions about these houses. You will see a variety of Sears houses in Lombard and neighboring communities.
From 1908 to 1942, Sears Roebuck and Company sold about 65,000 ready-to-build kit homes through catalogs. Despite the rash of teardowns in the Chicago area, some of these houses have managed to survive… undiscovered treasures that are hidden in plain sight.
About the Presenter
Lara Solonickne is the creator of the viral blog Sears Homes of Chicagoland, which spotlights kit homes in the Chicago area. Lara is an architecture enthusiast who enjoys uncovering the hidden stories behind old houses. She holds a degree from Northwestern University.
Her research and blog have been featured by FOX 32 News, Curbed, McMansion Hell, the Chicago Tribune, Yale University Press, The Columbus Dispatch, The Birmingham News, and more.
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