Sears Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – #145 The Arlington – Triplets In Detroit
The Sears Arlington model initially was known as No. 145, making its first appearance in the 1911 Sears Modern Homes catalog and its last in 1922. The home was described as a “Colonial home with bungalow effect,” noting how the long slope of the roofline was…
Sears Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – The Americus
Sears Modern Homes catalog was first published in 1908. The 1913 volume featured 112 designs for homes for which homeowners could purchase a kit that was delivered with all the materials needed to construct the home. Later volumes offered up to 370 designs. Between 1908 and…
Spotlight Tuesday – A Harris Brothers Kit Home Formerly Owned by Champion Boxer
Like Sears and Aladdin, Harris Brothers was a kit home company. Unlike their more well-known competitors, however, Harris started out life as a house-wrecking business and is probably the least known of the national companies of the day that sold kit houses. Initially, when they…
Sears Kit Homes Spotlight Tuesday – Modern Home No. 102
Today is Sears Kit Homes Tuesday. Sears Modern Homes catalog was first published in 1908. The 1913 volume featured 112 designs for homes for which homeowners could purchase a kit that was delivered with all the materials needed to construct the home. Later volumes offered up…
Aladdin Kit Homes Monday – The Detroit
An enthusiastic owner of this attractive semi-bungalow wrote saying: “The more I see the Detroit and the longer we live in it the greater becomes our love for it. After a year, we cannot suggest how your architects could make it more attractive or your…
