Old Houses Under $50K History Tuesday – Farwood and the Mysterious Disappearance of Its Owner
History Tuesday at Old Houses Under $50K is for informational purposes only and focuses on beautiful homes that were built for less than $50,000 back in the day. They are usually not for sale, and if they were, they would certainly cost way more than…
Under $100K Sunday – Historic Hotel For Sale in Sharon Springs, NY $99K
OHU50K Notes $99,000 Ahh, a historic hotel in Sharon Springs! Our family often took Sunday drives to Sharon Springs, an historic spa village. Back in the day, the town’s mineral springs were enjoyed as medical treatments during the summers by wealthy families from New…
Old Houses Under $50K History Tuesday – A Timeline of the Sivey-Tyer Gothic Revival House
History Tuesday at Old Houses Under $50K is for informational purposes only and focuses on beautiful homes that were built for less than $50,000 back in the day. They are usually not for sale, and if they were, they would certainly cost way more than…
Old Houses Under $50K History Tuesday – Sheriff Lyman Wakefield House
History Tuesday at Old Houses Under $50K is for informational purposes only and focuses on beautiful homes that were built for less than $50,000 back in the day. They are usually not for sale, and if they were, they would certainly cost way more than…
Sears Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – The Whitehall
Sears kit house, The Whitehall, was described in the 1918 Modern Home catalog as a “modern type of two-story home that is seen in the better residential neighborhoods. It is dignified and substantial, and was designed with three important objects in view; Economy of floor…
Aladdin Kit House Tuesday – The La Salle
Like Sears Home Kits, the Aladdin Company of Bay City, Michigan, designed and sold house kits for thousands of Americans across the country. Their 1917 catalog showcased over 60 home designs, from a plain four-room cottage to an impressive four-bedroom Colonial Revival, ranging in price…
Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – Aladdin’s The Villa
Like Sears Kit Homes, the Aladdin Company of Bay City, Michigan, designed and sold kit houses for thousands of Americans across the country. Their 1917 catalog showcased over 60 home designs, from a plain four-room cottage to an impressive four-bedroom Colonial Revival, ranging in price…
Sears Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – Modern Home No. 171
The Sears kit house Modern Home No. 171, later called The Rossville, was an unassuming gabled ell farmhouse. In 1913 a homeowner could purchase the materials in the Modern Home No. 171 kit delivered by railcar for $597. In the 1913 Sears Modern Homes catalog,…
Sears Kit Home Spotlight Tuesday – The Avondale
UPDATE: In addition to the Greeley, Colorado, Avondale Sears Kit Home, we have now tracked down and included an Avondale in New Orleans with interior shots from an MLS listing which are included below. Sears Modern Homes catalog was first published in 1908. The 1913…
