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Thanks so much for posting your photos of the Sears homes. They are fantastic. My neighborhood has a number of them and I believe I might have read some posts by you about them. Could have been on another site - This Old House or somewhere.
I mentioned at one point that I think my home has some kit aspects/but not Sears. I should look back in my notes concerning it.
Again, I so enjoy your photos and will sign on to the Facebook site you have.
Interesting. The real San Jose posted has a smaller wing wall archway on the left than the catalog shows. Wonder if they made it smaller due to tight property lines?
There are at least a handful of Sears homes in my hometown. An elementary school friend of mine lived in one. We had several class walking-tours through our town in 4th grade when we were learning about styles of archetecture, and that is when I learnt about Sears houses. It never occurred to me that they weren't well known since everyone I knew had been on those tours or had otherwise heard about them.
Aside from those we had a neat mix of styles spanning 250 years. This thread has made me really appreciate that my teachers put together the tours!
Up here on the Main Line in Philly visiting and I recognize many of those homes here in the area. Amazing they could get by without 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, granite countertops, commercial kitchens, 3 car garage. LOL
Interesting. The real San Jose posted has a smaller wing wall archway on the left than the catalog shows. Wonder if they made it smaller due to tight property lines?
The catalog images are line drawings, and many times, the proportions shown in those line drawings do not accurately represent the "real" house.
This is even more evident when it comes to roof angles.
The catalog images are line drawings, and many times, the proportions shown in those line drawings do not accurately represent the "real" house.
This is even more evident when it comes to roof angles.
But...
Good eye. Most people don't "catch" such details!
There are many small detail inconsistencies because, as you point out, the catalogue images are artists' renderings. It's commonly known as "artistic license," but in my office we call it "architectural license."
I've been told to use "architectural license" many times on renderings I've worked on. "Oh, that's what it will look like in real life? Well, use some architectural license, and move the sun 30 degrees to the north."
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