Sears Kit Houses

• How To Find Sears Modern Homes
  Part 3: How to spot and identify catalog houses
• Windows on the past
  Carlinville, Illinois celebrates the country's largest collection of Sears kit homes
• A solid old house for $25,000
  Location, price and a bit of history are selling points for this Sears kit home
• Tiny white tiles and big soaking tubs
  This Sears mail-order kit home retains many original interior features
• The Carlin, No. 3031
  From Sears' 1918 catalog, here is the description of the Carlin, described as a house "for better class workers."
• Sears Homes Old Catalog
  Part 1: Building by the book, the history of the Sears catalog houses
• Community of Sears Homes
  Part 2: Post-WWI housing shortage fuels catalog home building frenzy
• Sears Modern Homes Resources
  A list of references Rose Thornton used in researching her book on Sears Modern Homes
• Sears Homes Houses by Mail
  Expert questions number of catalog home designs
• The Houses That Sears Built:
  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sears Catalog Homes
• The Preservation of Glazed Terra Cotta
  Sound mortar is the first line of defense in preserving terra-cotta systems
• Those Dandy Houses
  Reminiscences about building a Sears Kit House
• The amazing Mr. Sears
  A brief look at the handsome genius and his store
• California's Kit Homes, Part II
  Don't call them Sears Houses!