Sears, formerly known as Sears, Roebuck and Company, used to sell kit homes from 1908 through 1940. One kit sold for $191, but most were sold in the $500 through $2,000 range. You may live in or near a Sears kit home. They sold more than 70,000 of them. The house I grew up in in Connecticut had two Sears kit homes very nearby. One was diagonally across the street, and the model in the picture below was less than a block away. Many more were in the area.
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| I grew up just down the street from this exact Sears kit home model. It's called The Lewiston and it is just a hair less than 1,400 conditioned square feet. It has four bedrooms, kitchen, living room, dining room, and one 1st level bathroom. This and all other images in this post courtesy of searsarchive.com. |
