tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post9181703293457177125..comments2024-03-19T15:22:58.216-05:00Comments on Sears House Seeker: Sears Mortgage in St. Louis for a Beautiful Sears LexingtonSearsHouseSeekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-39136931988253115952019-02-16T10:26:21.613-06:002019-02-16T10:26:21.613-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876829996224523518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-10586451871274520322019-02-16T10:25:46.078-06:002019-02-16T10:25:46.078-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876829996224523518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-88693726805203810952017-09-03T10:58:05.759-05:002017-09-03T10:58:05.759-05:00Dan, thanks so much for commenting! I would absolu...Dan, thanks so much for commenting! I would absolutely love to see photos of the interior (any chance you have any photos of the blueprints?). Please contact me directly at: SearsHouseSeeker@gmail.com<br />Much appreciated!SearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-30616914867837227412017-09-03T02:28:43.731-05:002017-09-03T02:28:43.731-05:00Very interesting research. I lived in this house f...Very interesting research. I lived in this house from 1999-2004 when it was in it's white and green shutter glory days. The original Sears home plans were included with the home purchase and when we sold we left with the house. The interior was similar to the photos you acquired with a few differences. I would be happy to provide you with actual photos of the interior prior to the remodel, if you so desire. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580096931367004235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-1519200511157852242016-05-02T06:25:56.872-05:002016-05-02T06:25:56.872-05:00Hi Elisabeth!
Unfortunately, no, I have never met ...Hi Elisabeth!<br />Unfortunately, no, I have never met any of the Nunnemann family members. My research was all Internet-based -- nothing in person. Sorry!<br />Thanks for your kind comments, and enjoy your family history researching!<br />JudithSearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-16205899170129697922016-04-25T14:21:30.627-05:002016-04-25T14:21:30.627-05:00Hi, your story of this house is so interesting to ...Hi, your story of this house is so interesting to me on so many levels! I work in a museum and have investigated and preserved heritage homes on our site. I also have been looking into my own family history and seems that I have Nunnemann family ancestors who migrated to St Louis, possibly related to Mary and Ira. I wonder if the family still exists and whether you are in contact with them? I would love to connect with them and find out if we have common relatives. Best wishes on your continued historical research! LizElisabeth Czerwinskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-9816933421255597362015-06-04T11:57:59.761-05:002015-06-04T11:57:59.761-05:00This was a very interesting one to me. I was also...This was a very interesting one to me. I was also pretty excited to find the passenger list and the image of the ship that the Nunnemann's came over on. I haven't had any success on that end with our own ancestors' travels here from Russian Poland, so it was very interesting to me to find that information.<br /><br />SearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-90089807461276708672015-06-04T11:56:04.632-05:002015-06-04T11:56:04.632-05:00Yes, Shari, it does list 14-year old Frank as a bo...Yes, Shari, it does list 14-year old Frank as a boarder. Perhaps he was working for Ira Waters' construction company, or perhaps he had lost his parents or something?<br /><br />And.... haaaaaa haaaaaaaa about the wallpaper! I went back and took a closer look, and it sure is about nursery-rhyme topics! SearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-52843352724630721842015-06-04T11:53:49.250-05:002015-06-04T11:53:49.250-05:00Haa haa, Lara :) Yes, it seems as though he made a...Haa haa, Lara :) Yes, it seems as though he made a big rise from just being the plasterer in the family, to owning his own construction company. I also noted that, in the 1930 census, in the column where it says, "Value of Home", it has listed, $16,000. Wow! It also shows him living at the same address, but, instead of "R" for "Renting", it says, "O" for "owns", so he may have managed to buy the 2-family flat (in St. Louis, if you have "A" attached to your address, that means that it is a building with 2 apartments in it, usually one up, and one down).<br />SearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-1218412732549523032015-06-04T08:20:00.442-05:002015-06-04T08:20:00.442-05:00Wonderful post -- your investigative skills are ve...Wonderful post -- your investigative skills are very impressive! <br />I can sympathize with the previous owners' disappointment with the changes -- we all get emotionally attached to our early homes -- but the house really does look lovely in its present state, so, well done all.<br />Thanks for all your hard work.NotchNorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592233115819398599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-73948263153350806952015-06-04T06:48:54.162-05:002015-06-04T06:48:54.162-05:00What a great post! The information about Maime'...What a great post! The information about Maime's parents traveling here from what still was called Prussia two years after the end of our own Civil War, in steerage on a ship of that vintage over such an incredibly long voyage really makes one think about how motivated so many immigrants of the time were to make such a lengthy, difficult trip. To have to travel from Bremmen to Southampton before even setting off on the journey across an unpredictable ocean just boggles the mind. I know I have similar immigration histories in my own family as well. I saw the name Richter mentioned, which I have in my own family tree, as well as Snell and Von Richthofen (yes, that Von Richthofen).makes me heavily German on one side of the family!<br />Did I read correctly in the 1930 census that not only was there a servant living in the household, but also a 14 year old boarder? I'm pretty sure that's what it says, but I could be wrong. I have been once or twice in the past! LOL!<br />I took a look at that pink wallpaper sample you mentioned up really close. I think your ancient Chinese warriors are actually Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, part of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and what could be a portion of Jack's Beanstalk going up to the Giant's castle wall. Looks like nursery or young child's room designs, as opposed to ancient warriors to me. <br />(I am extremely nearsighted, with a very short focal length, and without my glasses or contacts I can get right up on top of something small like that and see details that I cannot possibly make out otherwise.)<br />Again, a great post, and I enjoyed reading it a great deal!Shari Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069180547303455413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849432465886946157.post-76695603381000473582015-06-04T06:34:37.061-05:002015-06-04T06:34:37.061-05:00That's too bad about the Lexington. I can acce...That's too bad about the Lexington. I can accept the addition of the dormers but that front porch... just overpowers the whole facade and looks cheap.<br /><br />A plasterer had a private servant? What was his side business during the Depression?? A $9,000 mortgage was a hefty loan to be carrying.Sears Homes of Chicagolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852344154514348451noreply@blogger.com