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6821. 1582. 1602. It may be hard to believe now, but Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Sears) helped build American neighborhoods as we know them today. Sears kit homes were an easy way for members of the middle class to realize their dreams of homeownership. Once purchased by catalog, the building materials were shipped in railroad cars and fully erected.
Sears Pittsburgh 1927; 1928(C3252); 1929(P3252); 1930 Vintage house
In 1908, Sears issued its first specialty catalog for houses, Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans, featuring 44 house styles ranging in price from US $360-$2,890. The first mail order for a Sears house was filled that year. As its mail-order catalogs were already sent to millions of homes, Sears had a distinct advantage over other kit.
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In 1908, Sears issued its first specialty catalog for houses, Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans, featuring 44 house styles ranging in price from US $360-$2,890. The first mail order for a Sears house was filled that year.
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The Sears Crafton was possibly Sears best-selling kit home. It was offered for more than two decades in the Sears Modern Homes catalogs, and remained popular even during the Great Depression. It was a very modest 600-800 square foot frame home, offered in four different floor plans (A, C, D or X). The price of The Crafton in the 1933 catalog.
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Sears Catalog Homes (sold under the Sears Modern Homes name) were catalog and kit houses sold primarily through mail order by Sears, Roebuck and Company, an American retailer. Sears reported that more than 70,000 of these homes were sold in North America between 1908 and 1940.
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1905 Curtiss, Downers Grove. This authenticated Westly has the original railings, pillars, and brackets. John Szydlowski took out a mortgage from Sears Roebuck for $5000 in 1925. Warrenville. 28W355 Main Street, Warrenville. Photo from Realtor site. Alsip. 11960 S Keeler, Alsip. Photo from Realtor site.
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By 1919, it was $1,479, and by 1923, it cost $2,349— still an exceptional value. Sears provided some customization (mirror-reverse plans, for example), a book-length instruction manual, and 10,000-30,000 pre-cut and -fitted framing members and elements. Plumbing, electrical, and heating equipment could be purchased separately, also from Sears.
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122 photos · 149,274 views By: Daily Bungalow 1 2 Images (Scans) copyright © Antique Home, 2015. 1916 was the first year that Sears offered their homes "already cut". Prior to that, all of the supplies necessary would arrive as a kit but the pieces had to be cut to fit. The houses in this catalog are numbered.
Vintage Mail Order Houses That Came from Sears Catalogs, 1910s1940s
Sears, in the kit house business for just over 30 years, sold 70-75,000 according to the Sears Archives. The total number of kit homes sold will likely never be known as so many of these houses, originally built in close-in "suburban" neighborhoods in their day, have been torn down and replaced as cities and towns expanded.
Sears Modern Homes 1908 Number 132 Vintage House Plans 1920s, Victorian
While Foursquare houses are known for their square-ish forms (i.e. width matches length), this concrete block construction Foursquare is actually much longer (~47 ft) than wide (~27 ft). BUT that's because the kitchen is attached onto the back. It reminds of summer kitchens in older houses.
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The Americus Sears Foursquare house plan has a distinctive bump-out on one of the second floor front bedrooms. In addition, it has rafter tails and eye-catching porch columns. I think this one is one of my favorites. Photos below courtesy of Archive.org, 1921 and 1927 catalogs.
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1. 920 North Madison Avenue, Anderson, Indiana Asking: $379,900 Sears Roebuck Model: Elmhurst Year Built: 1932 Listing Agent: Julie Armington Listing Brokerage: F.C. Tucker/Crossroads When most people think of Sears catalog homes, they imagine Cape Cods or Craftsman style bungalows with columned porches.
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Click on the thumbnail to see a full-screen version of the Sears Modern Homes catalog page on which the house appeared and floor plans and descriptions (if available). If you do not know exactly which house you are looking for, be patient.
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Sears Catalog Homes: Cedars House Plan. Built in 1931, this "Cedars" in St. Louis was a popular house design from the Sears Honor Bilt Modern Homes catalog. Nobody's counting, but it seems that most of the hundred thousand or so Sears Honor Bilt ready-cut houses constructed across the United States from 1910 to 1940 are still being lived.
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Model No. 159; ($548 to $762) The Maytown (Model No. 167); ($645 to $2,038) Model No. 191; ($892 to $966) The Arlington (Model No. 145); ($1,294 to $2,906) Model No. 147; (No price given) Model No. 154; ($2,287 to $2,702) Model No. 164; ($1,259 to $1,623) Model No. 165; ($1,248) Model No. 187; ($1,273)
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Lake Worth, Florida. Price: $334,000. Square Footage: 1,356. Beds/Baths: 2 bedrooms and 1 full bath. 8/9. The backyard is great for entertaining, and the Florida climate allows for the space to be.