Sears Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – Modern Home No. 171
January 23, 2024
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, it was described as, ” a very neat appearing and up=to-date cottage at a very low price. By reason of it simple outline and the entire absence of complicated details, the labor is but a small item of expense as compared with the average house of this size.”
First Floor
The first floor had three rooms and a pantry. A front door with a glazed lace design led one into the parlor which had an open staircase to the right. Off the living room was a bedroom and the kitchen. A small porch was off the rear of the kitchen.
Second Floor
Three bedrooms, each with a closet, made up the second level. Not the absence of a bathroom on either floor.
3 Comments
Patty
Is it for sale?
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As the post states, “not for sale.” It’s just part of our Sears Kit Homes Spotlight Tuesday series.
Dan
A lot of owners probably turned that pantry into a bathroom.