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Sears Catalog Homes We Love  Bob Vila
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2 hours ago Historic Homes & More; 11 Vintage Houses That Came from a Catalog In the early 20th century, a handful of companies, including Sears, Roebuck and Co., …

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Kit Houses from Sears, Roebuck  The OldHouse Journal
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4 hours ago From 1908 until 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold over 70,000 kit houses through their Modern Homes and Honor Bilt catalogs. Designs for 370 different plans ranged from the elaborate to the simple; the ‘Goldenrod’, for example, was a three-room vacation cottage (no bath, out-house separate). Read more about Sears Houses. A version of the

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Sears, Roebuck Kit House  Sears Modern Homes  Sears
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9 hours ago Home > Plans Sears, Roebuck and Company. From about 1908 to 1940, Sears Roebuck plied the materials and kit home market with its home plans and several lines of ready-to-build kits. They offered a line called Simplex Sectional Portable Buildings that were prefabricated sections ("Quickly Bolted Together

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Sears MailOrder Homes  Amusing Planet
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5 hours ago 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 $360 to $2,890. These early houses, however, were not prefabricated. Sears simply provided the raw materials; the buyer had to cut the timber to appropriate dimensions themselves.

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Sears Homes 1908–1940  myWorldWeb
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5 hours ago To advertise the company’s new and improved line of building supplies, a Modern Homes specialty catalog, the Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans, appeared in 1908. For the first time, Sears sold complete houses, including the plans and instructions for construction of 22 different styles, announcing that the featured homes were

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How Much Did a Sears Catalog House Cost?  BindleyHardware
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9 hours ago Did Sears and Roebuck sell houses? Sears Modern Homes were catalog and kit houses marketed largely through mail order by the American company Sears, Roebuck & Co. Between 1908 and 1940, more than 70,000 of these dwellings were sold in North America, according to Sears.. They were available in five models, each with a standard floor plan and varying …

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The Sears Magnolia: A Primer  Sears Modern Homes
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2 hours ago Like so many of those 370 designs of Sears homes, the Magnolia was purposefully patterned after a popular housing style, The Southern Colonial.Here in Hampton Roads, there’s a Southern Colonial Revival in many of our turn-of-the-century neighborhoods.However, the Sears Magnolia – the real deal – has some unique features …

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Sears Homes Old Catalog  Old House Web
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1 hours ago In addition to the 44 houses, Sears offered plans and building materials for a "modern" schoolhouse, which the company claimed could be built for $11,500. This was the only Sears Modern Homes catalog to offer a schoolhouse, or any commercial structure, for that matter. The timing for these catalog homes was ideal.

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Sears Bungalow House Plans 1923  homeplan.cloud
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4 hours ago Bungalow House Plans 1920s Misli Poklave. Sears even featured the Hollywood on the cover of the 1920 Modern Homes catalog. Sears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside. By 1919 it was 1479 and by 1923 it cost 2349 still an exceptional value.

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240 Sears kit homes ideas  sears kit homes, kit homes, sears
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1 hours ago May 9, 2021 - Explore Alanagh Macdougall's board "Sears kit homes", followed by 550 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about sears kit homes, kit homes, sears.

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The Sears Westly, a Home Built Everywhere  Sears Homes
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8 hours ago 5919 W. Elm St., Berkeley. This house is an authentic Sears Westly that was verified from stamped lumber. Photo courtesy of Jan and Greg Montalbano. We don't know who the architect of the Westly was. The model may have been based on a farmhouse designed by Gustav Stickley.

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This Sears, Roebuck Catalog Home Is Over 100 Years Old
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1 hours ago Many Sears catalog homes still stand tall, and we’ve spotted a true classic. This two-story home, model No. 118 in the catalog, in Thorn Hill, …

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American Foursquare Catalog House Plans  ThoughtCo
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3 hours ago Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog Home, Number 102. Public domain/Arttoday.com (cropped) Model 102 from the Sears Modern Homes catalog introduces the central hallway. This popular floor plan was different from many other plans (e.g. Model 52) that had a room-sized hall-foyer containing the stairs.

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How To Find Sears Modern Homes  Old House Web
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8 hours ago 3) Check your "find" against the catalog. Once you have a Sears home "suspect," search through Housesby Mail and try to find a house design and floor plan that matches yourhome. But remember also, Sears offered customization of their basic designs.Alterations in floor plans and even roof lines were not uncommon.

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Craftsmanstyle Bungalow  1923 Sears Modern Home  Kit
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2 hours ago Home > Plans> Sears The Walton 1923 Sears Roebuck Modern Homes . As Craftsman-style bungalow kit homes go, the Walton combines a pleasing plan with excellent design and ornament. The large porch allows for an outdoor room during the warm season and inside, living spaces are generous for the medium-sized family. Three bedrooms and bath round out

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Inside a Sears Maytown – a.k.a. Modern Home No. 167
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1 hours ago Inside a Sears Maytown – a.k.a. Modern Home No. 167. Recently I ran across this example of a Sears “Maytown” on Zillow. Currently on the market at 410 D Street in Central City, Nebraska, the house is easily recognized by its signature corner turret. First marketed as Sears Modern Home No. 167, the design was immensely popular in rural areas.

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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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Frequently Asked Questions

How many houses where sold from sears catalogs?

Between 1908 and 1940, Sears sold over 70,000 of these DIY houses across America. Sears Catalog Homes were kit houses that you could buy from their catalog. Sent by mail order, an average DIY house kit came with over 30,000 pre-cut pieces of lumber, 750 pounds of nails and all the other necessary parts that could be assembled within 90 days.

Is the last sears catalog worth anything?

The Last Sears Catalog (1993) Paperback – January 1, 1993 by Roebuck amd Company Sears (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars 3 ratings. See all ...

Does sears buy old catalogs?

Once again, Sears has made history. For the first time, Sears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside. More than 100 years of history now available online.

How to identify a sears kit home?

  • Montgomery Wards Catalog Kit Homes: also referred to as Wardway Kit Homes. ...
  • Lewis Kit Homes: for possible identifying marks on Lewis Kit homes see notes above at Aladdin.
  • Pacific Kit Homes: a California catalog home company in the construction business from 1908 to at least 1940. ...

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