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The Sears Maywood: Bespeaks Simplicity and Worth  Sears Homes
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2 hours ago The Maywood was first offered in the late 1920s, and was a popular house for Sears. It had a good floorplan, and (unlike most Sears Homes) the rooms were all fairly spacious (by 1920s standards). The Maywood was patterned after a popular housing style, so not every house that looks like a Maywood is a Maywood. Take a look at the pictures below

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Catalog Shopping: Mail Order Homes and Stock Plans
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8 hours ago Catalog house plans by Sears, Montgomery Wards, Aladdin, and other companies were widely distributed in the United States and Canada in what has generally been called pattern books. Where are those plans now? To find the original plans and to learn other important information about your mail-order house, follow the steps listed below.

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Sears House Seeker: Catalogs Online: Sears, Radford
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How to Identify a Sears Kit Home: 9 Steps (with Pictures)
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9 hours ago Check the home's floor plan, footprint (exterior dimensions) and room size, using a field guide to Sears Homes, such as "Finding The Houses That Sears Built" (2004, Gentle Beam Publications) or "Houses By Mail" (1986). Pay special attention to the placement of windows and doors, chimneys, bathroom and kitchen vents, etc. The home's footprint should …

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Six Sears Houses  New England Historical Society
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1 hours ago In the early part of the 20th century, you could buy Sears houses for the price of a good pair of shoes today. Times certainly changed. In 2005, a high-end Sears home sold for $900,000. Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold about 100,000 kit houses from catalogs between 1908 and 1942. They were shipped by rail, […]

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Sears catalog homes 1928  Weebly
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8 hours ago Sears catalog homes 1928 home > House Plans > 1928 Sears Special Supplement > Dover Sears Honor Bilt Homes: 1928 The Dover heralds its English architecture, where this cottage type has been designed. It combines convenience, durability, and economy. Every foot of space is utilized. The plan is almost square. there is no waste in material.

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The Evolution of the Winona by Sears  Architectural Observer
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Just Now The 1918 catalog of Sears Modern Homes did not include No. 264P205, but did include a house with the same facade but different floor plan called the “Winona”. This time the floor plan more closely resembles that of Montgomery Ward’s “Venice”!

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Sears, Roebuck Catalog of Houses, 1926: Small Houses of
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Just Now I highly recommend this book as it is a reprint of a Sears Modern Homes catalog that shows the catalog images as printed, image of house and the floor plan with a brief description and the specifications for each model. Unless you are a collector of vintage ephemera or heavy in to Sears homes research I think this book is perfect!

Reviews: 226Format: PaperbackAuthor: Roebuck and Co. Sears

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Sears House Seeker: Sears Hampton In Brentwood Missouri
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1 hours ago Sears Hampton In Brentwood Missouri. Authenticated Sears Hampton • 1927 • 2611 Rockford Avenue, Brentwood, Missouri, St. Louis County. Sears Hampton in my 1928 Sears Modern Homes Catalog. This is the first Sears Hampton that I have found in the St. Louis area. That is likely because this is a model that every company made a version of

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Sears Modern Homes  Wikipedia
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8 hours ago Sears Modern Homes were catalog and kit houses sold primarily through mail order by Sears, Roebuck and Co., an American retailer.. From 1908 to 1940, more than 70,000 of these houses were sold in North America, by the company's count. Sears Modern Homes were purchased primarily by customers in East Coast and Midwest states, but have been located as far south …

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The Sears Houses of Arlington by Kathryn Holt Springston
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2 hours ago By the 1890s, Sears’ was offering lumber, house parts, and house plans through its popular catalogs. Sears’ also had a separate catalog for cars! Starting in 1908, a person could order a complete “home by mail” from one of the special Sears’ catalogues. The first house catalogue was 68 pages long and featured 44 different house styles.

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The History of Sears Kit Homes  The Craftsman Blog
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Just Now Today, Sears homes remain as popular as ever, especially among history buffs and home investors. Some sell on the marketplace for over $1 million. 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

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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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