A Delightful Sears Bellewood in Geneva

101 Woodlawn St., Geneva. Photo from Realtor site.

The Sears Bellewood from the 1932 Modern Homes catalog.

The Sears Bellewood was an English cottage sold from 1930 until 1933. 

Despite the many differences from the catalog illustration, this house in Geneva is an authenticated Bellewood. The entry vestibule has been widened, most likely to accommodate a coat closet with a tiny window. The front bedroom, which lost a window due to the larger entry, has a double window on the side wall to allow extra light. The living room window in the front is now a triple instead of a double.

Photo from Realtor site.

Finally, the second story has been built out and windows added where possible.

This is the rear of the house showing the modest addition that serves as a family room. Photo from Realtor site.

The living room with the front door to the right. Photo from Realtor site.

The living room connects to the dining room. The stairs were added more recently. Photo from Realtor site.

Photo from Realtor site.

Photo from Realtor site.

The new family room in the rear. Photo from Realtor site.

The front bedroom. Photo from Realtor site.

The rear bedroom. Photo from Realtor site.

Photo from Realtor site.

In the 1990's the attic was converted into a master suite. Photo from Realtor site.

Photo from Realtor site.

Photo from Realtor site.

Harry E. and Evelyn Johnson got a mortgage from Sears Roebuck in December 1929. Harry owned a clothing store in St. Charles.

1954 ad for Harry's store in the Chicago Tribune.

Johnson's Clothing Store went up in flames in 1958. The building was a complete loss.  

I'm unsure whether Harry reopened his store somewhere else. Today there is a small parking lot where the building stood.