USA Today: Sears pioneered the modern prefab house in the early 20th century: Look back at 'kit homes'
Sears pioneered the modern prefab house in the early 20th century: Look back at 'kit homes'
When a $1.1 million Craftsman house in Boulder, Colorado, was first built in 1923, the materials came from a Sears catalog kit that cost $1,797, or the equivalent of around $32,000 today. Even with ...
When she started her search for a house, Amy Balicki didn’t set out to buy a Sears kit home in Downers Grove, Illinois – but she probably should have. That’s because Downers Grove was a prime location ...
MLive: Remember when Sears sold houses? See some of Ann Arbor's kit homes
Remember when Sears sold houses? See some of Ann Arbor's kit homes
Yahoo: You Can Still Build a House Like a Sears Kit Home - But There's a Catch
You Can Still Build a House Like a Sears Kit Home - But There's a Catch
A home in McCandless that was ordered from a Sears catalog in 1922 is now on the market. The house at 8828 Memorial Drive was one of the many home kits sold in the United States through the mail-order ...
MassLive: Build a house from a Sears kit? Longmeadow is home to early 20th century kit house
The original 1926 Sears & Roebuck label identifying the house at 115 Belleclaire Avenue in Longmeadow as a Sears kit house. The label includes the name of the recipient of the Sears kit house, the ...
Build a house from a Sears kit? Longmeadow is home to early 20th century kit house