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8 hours ago 1925 Honor Bilt Modern Homes. Sears, Roebuck and Co. Chicago & Philadelphia . This Catalog has fifty-eight "Honor Bilt" home plan offerings, along with Nine "Standard Bilt" and, Seven "Simplex" designs.From 1908–1940, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold more than 100,000 homes through their mail-order Modern Homes program.
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5 hours ago In 1918, Sears introduced two Prairie Style houses in the Honor Bilt Modern Homes catalog. The Carlton, offered at $5118, was “ a prominent architect’s conception of what a twentieth century residence should be.” It was most expensive home Sears ever offered.
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Sears, Roebuck Catalog of Houses, 1926: Small Houses of
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Just Now The present volume, a meticulous reproduction of a rare Sears, Roebuck catalog of 1926, provides a thorough, accurate record of the company's "Honor Bilt Modern Homes." Over 300 photographs and illustrations, with full descriptions, offer views of 86 different houses and cottages of widely varying sizes and designs.
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Author: Roebuck and Co. Sears
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American Foursquare Catalog House Plans ThoughtCo
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3 hours ago American Foursquare Honor Bilt From Sears Modern Homes, Number 227, The Castleton, 1921. Public domain/Arttoday.com (cropped) Another "Honor Bilt" home in the Sears Modern Homes mail-order catalog was the Castleton, offered for $1,989. Houses were becoming more complicated, and these simplified building plans and kits may have been becoming
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2 hours ago A small paragraph on page four of the 1930 Honor-Bilt Modern Homes catalogue stated that Sears had now sold more than 48,000 homes. (In the 1929 catalogue, that number was 44,200.) A small column in the January 22, 1931 Chicago Tribune stated that in 1930, there had been a 53% drop in home construction (housing starts) nationwide.
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1935 Sears HonorBilt Homes: The Crafton pinterest.com
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9 hours ago Feb 10, 2014 - Sears Honor Bilt homes from the 1935 catalog included a range of styles including bungalows, English cottages, and traditional style homes.
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The History of Sears Kit Homes The Craftsman Blog
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Just Now If your home was built between 1908 and 1942, compare its floor plan and exterior dimensions against a Sears home field guide, such as “Finding The Houses That Sears Built” (2004, Gentle Beam Publications). You might be surprised to find that you, too, live in a mail-order home.
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The Story on Sears Houses The OldHouse Journal
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2 hours ago Honor Bilt: Among Ready-Cut Houses, the Honor Bilt line (apparently established about 1918) was the standard setter. Honor Bilts used high-quality materials and heavy framing. They had double floors (a subfloor and a 13/16″ thick finish floor of maple or oak), oak wall paneling, doors, trim, and cabinets, three coats of exterior paint, and
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7 hours ago Thanks to Jim, We Found Sears Modern Home #158. Twice in the last several months, I’ve done a blog on a Sears House that I’d never seen, but had hoped to see, and both times, readers have found those houses! The first one was the Sears Monterey, which …
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7 Charming Sears Catalog Homes You Can Buy Today The Close
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1 hours ago Sold under the Sears Modern Homes brand, the kits soon became a huge hit; selling thousands of homes all across the country in the company’s 33-year history. For this week’s listing of the week, we decided to find seven charming Sears Catalog homes you can actually buy today. 1. 920 North Madison Avenue, Anderson, Indiana
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Sears 1929 Brick Veneer Honor Bilt Homes Vintage house
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9 hours ago Find this Pin and more on Sears Brick Veneer Honor Bilt Homes by Rachel Shoemaker. A few weeks ago, I was driving around with researchers Andrew and Wendy Mutch to show them kit houses on the northwest side of Chicago. We drove down Ibsen Street to see this plan book house from Home Builders Catalog. 7312 W. Ibsen St., Chicago. The Danbury from
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Small Houses of the Twenties: Sears, Roebuck 1926 House
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7 hours ago The present volume, a meticulous reproduction of a rare Sears, Roebuck catalog of 1926, provides a thorough, accurate record of the company's “Honor Bilt Modern Homes.” Over 300 photographs and illustrations, with full descriptions, offer views of 86 different houses and cottages of widely varying sizes and designs.
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Blackbird Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware
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5 hours ago Salem M. P. Church was built about 1842 through the efforts of Rev. W. Maddon and Messrs. Arnold S. Naudain, Ezekiel Wright, Gideon E. Barlow and Israel Hall. In 1845 there was a great revival of religion in the church, and Ezekiel Wright and wife moved to the church with bedding and provisions, and remained day and night.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of houses did sears sell at honor bilt?
Honor Bilt homes were the most expensive and finest quality sold by Sears. Joists, studs, and rafters were to be spaced 14 3/8 inches apart. Attractive cypress siding and cedar shingles adorned most Honor Bilt exteriors.
What is the difference between a standard builts and honor bilts?
The Honor Bilts were generally larger, more elaborate houses than the ones that Sears called “Standard Builts.” This Arlington, Virginia, house is the Fullerton, which appeared from 1925 to 1933. (Photo: James C. Massey)
What is the best catalog for sears catalog homes?
Item #1 is a great reference catalog of home designs, organized to help as a field guide. Rosemary Thornton's two books contain additional specific details which you will find instrumental in identifying Sears Catalog Homes.
What is americas favorite home catalog?
America's Favorite Homes : Mail-Order Catalogues As a Guide to Popular Early 20th-Century Houses, Schweitzer, Robert and Davis, Michael, 1990, Detroit, Wayne State University Press, ISBN: 0814320066