More than 75,000 Sears kit homes were built in the U.S. between 1908 and 1940. This special section explores the Sears mail-order home phenomenon.  |
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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 Modern Homes
Part 1: Building by the book, the history of the Sears catalog houses -
Sears Modern Homes
Part 2: Post-WWI housing shortage fuels catalog home building frenzy -
Sears Modern Homes
A list of references Rose Thornton used in researching her book on Sears Modern Homes -
Sears Modern Homes
Expert questions number of catalog home designs -
The Houses That Sears Built:
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sears Catalog Homes -
"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 I
'Almost' Sears homes a West Coast Legacy -
California's Kit Homes, Part II
Don't call them Sears Houses!
