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One woman's quest to locate houses purchased as kits from Mail Order catalogs

1900s Farmhouse Plans

The Kilbourne 1923 SEARS ROEBUCK MODERN HOMES A steeper than usual roof pitch adds a bit of the English Cottage to an otherwise very Craftsman-style bungalow home. The facade is particularly handsome with the two forward gables and the large front porch and terrace. Inside, it is very modern with an open floor plan and easy access from one room to the next. Convenience was clearly a consideration when Sears' designers planned the Kilbourne.

How about a light-hearted happy post amongst the stories of a declining economy and too much theft and aches and pains? Here are picture of the top five...

I found a Sears Americus in Tulsa, Okla. This is the catolog image.

I find it surprising how hard it is to find information about a house style that’s considered to be the most common American home style of all time - the Foursquare. If you’re anything like me when I started this, you might be wondering what that means. Let’s take a mini-trip back to the origins of The House on the Isthmus. Contracting and construction began on Isthmus House in 1908 and continued through 1910. It was one of the first in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood – which I’ve learned in…

Rosemary Thornton | Sears Modern Homes

Sears began offering house plans in 1908. The first Sears Plan Catalog was published in 1908. According to the Sears Archives the first bill of sale for a complete “modern home” was …