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“A Mansion of Colonial Style Architecture” – Sears Kit Home #303 | Sears Modern Homes

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Many architectural historians call for preserving mail-order houses.

926 sq ft 2 bed 1 bath. Adorable! Minor changes. Change width from 18 to 20 ft and the length from 26 to 29ft, sq footage equals 1160 sq ft

The Amazing Collection of Sears Homes in the Midwest | Sears Modern Homes

Sears House Seeker: My First Sears Crescent!

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Once, I bought a bag of dirt on the internet. I continue to be amazed by the variety of things you can buy on Amazon, but long ago, in the pages of the Sears Catalog, Amazon’s predecessor, you could even buy a house. Between the years of 1908 and 1942, the Sears Roebuck company sold more than 70,000 of these Sears Catalog homes, which were built in locations all over the country.

1923 Sears & Roebuck Kit home floor plan and description. I always wanted to live in a Sears kit home.

The Ridgeland Sears Kit House was originally known as the Maplewood until its name change in 1933. It was described in the Sears catalog as a story and a half English style home with a prominent front gable and chimney. The first floor is a whole house unto itself with a kitchen, living room, bathroom and one bedroom. The high pitched roof allows for two more bedrooms on the second floor.

i would love to build this

The Crafton: Perhaps Sears Most Popular Kit Home | Sears Modern Homes

Aladdin Sheffield, as seen in the 1919 Aladdin catalog. This is an interesting house with its dramatic oversized eaves and hooded dormers.

I discovered that the Sears Modern Homes program sold 447 ready-to-build, customizable house varieties via catalog to buyers between the years of 1908 and 1940.

As the Tiny House grows in popularity, I'm forever surprised that some of these old Sears designs are not being re-invented and re-created. Some of the