Sears book of modern homes

Homes in a box modern homes from sears roebuck is a facsimile reproduction of the sears modern homes catalog. Sears modern homes typically arrived with a detailed instruction manual and two boxcars worth of building materials. Sears reported that more than 70,000 of these homes were sold in north america between 1908 and 1940. The sears modern homes catalog debuted in 1908, and it offered all the material and blueprints needed to build a house. Searss modern homes stand today as living monuments to the fine, enduring, and solid quality of sears craftsmanship. No official tally exists of the number of sears mailorder houses that still survive today. Home specialty catalog proclaims sears the worlds largest home builders 1933 mortgage financing discontinued. While sold primarily to east coast and midwest states, sears home. The majority of sears homes were built in the northeast and midwest, with the largest grouping being in the city of elgin, il, where one community has more than 200 verified sears homes. In 1895, sears, roebuck and company began selling building materials in addition to the tens of thousands of items already offered in their mailorder catalog. Sears is fading, but memories of its mailorder homes. Modern homes catalog featured models of mount vernon and new york citys federal hall.

Book of modern homes and building plans vintage catalog in my etsy store. It is reported that more than 100,000 houses were sold between 1908 and 1940 through sears s modern homes program. Sears roebuck kit homesmail order houseshistoric house. Featuring houses from the mail order catalogs of sears modern homes, aladdin, gordon. Construction supervision abandoned, except in greater new york city. Sears modern homes and other kit or catalog homes across. Kit homes used drywall, asphalt shingles, and balloon style lightframe. Sears sold 70,000 homes from their catalog, are you living. By 1908, customers were invited to write in and ask for a copy the book of modern homes, which featured house plans and building materials. I visited many cities in the northern part of south carolina but found very few sears homes. Reproduced from a rare 19 edition, this volume features 112. The highlight of the trip was anderson, where i found several kit homes from sterling homes a competitor to. More than 370 different home designs in a wide range of architectural styles and sizes were offered over the programs 34year history.