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…
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 House Spotlight Tuesday – Modern Home No.111
After W.A. Turk built his Sears kit house, Modern Home No. 111, he wrote a letter to the company expressing his pleasure. “Gentlemen: We are fully satisfied and find we have saved 25 percent on all building materials bought by you.” If a buyer wanted…
Sears Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – The Hathaway
Sears Kit House The Hathaway was an English cottage-inspired mail-order plan. The 1926 Sears Catalog describes it thus: “American tourists in Europe are always impressed by the cottage homes of England. The Hathaway is a striking example of this style of architecture. The ornamental trellised…
Sears Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – #145 The Arlington – Triplets In Detroit
NOT for sale, simply of interest. 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…
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…
