Sears Kit Houses in Batavia, Geneva & Beyond. Bring a lunch (or purchase at Flyleaf Bakery Cafe) to enjoy during the program.
Karl Bruhn, a Batavia resident, is a retired history teacher. He spent 40 years teaching in Wheaton. He's been a guest presenter at Books Between Bites for a number of years. Come to his presentation and learn about several Sears Kit houses in our area. Karl has been helped in his thorough research by several books about Sears houses, including Sears Homes of Illinois by Rosemary Thornton and Houses by Mail by Katherine Cole Stevenson.
The Library is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Batavia Avenue (IL-31) and Wilson Street (the main east-west street through town).