Sears catalog homes

Once, I bought a bag of dirt on the internet. I continue to be amazed by the variety of things you can buy on Amazon, but long ago, in the pages of the Sears Catalog, Amazon’s predecessor, you could even buy a house. Between the years of 1908 and 1942, the Sears Roebuck company sold more than 70,000 of these Sears Catalog homes, which were built in locations all over the country.

Once, I bought a bag of dirt on the internet. I continue to be amazed by the variety of things you can buy on Amazon, but long ago, in the pages of the Sears Catalog, Amazon’s predecessor, you could even buy a house. Between the years of 1908 and 1942, the Sears Roebuck company sold more than 70,000 of these Sears Catalog homes, which were built in locations all over the country.

Sears Modern Homes Catalog 1908 4th Edition offering 30 models. MY BLOG MY FACEBOOK PAGE

Over the last few years, between the energy market going nuts, COVID-19, and inflation, people have become significantly more aware of just how much the cost of living is spiraling out of control. It’s a pretty common refrain, that many younger people can’t afford housing, but this has started to expand to cars and even groceries.

Sears Modern Homes Catalogs and Special Catalogs 1908-1940 These are Sears catalogs in my personal collection. This page gets updated frequently as I acquire more catalogs. If you would like a cop…

Many architectural historians call for preserving mail-order houses.

Sears sold more then 75,000 catalog home kits between 1908 to 1940 all over the country. This Sears home was built in 1923. Houses were shipped from Chicago via boxcar and came with 10,000 to 30,000 pieces, a 75-page instruction book and a promise that “a man of average abilities could assemble a Sears kit home in about 90 days" About half of buyers built the homes themselves. Some mail-order house enthusiasts estimate that about 70 percent of Sears houses are still standing.

Are you familiar with Sears catalog homes? Discover the history, unique designs, and how to identify these iconic mail-order houses.

The Sears Crafton was possibly Sears best-selling kit home. It was offered for more than two decades in the Sears Modern Homes catalogs, and remained popular

While these days we don't think twice about ordering all kinds of things online, with giants like Amazon offering pretty much anything you could possibly imagine shipped to your doorstep, the mail-order concept goes back much further than you might think, and you could even get an entire house delivered by mail.