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…
Sears Kit House Spotlight Tuesday – The Magnolia
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…
