Mail-Order Homes: Sears Homes and Other Kit Houses (Shire USA)

Really small. Pictures printed. Couldve googled.

We live in an older home. Recently, a repair-man asked if it was a "kit home", which I had never heard of before. I did some research, and this little book was very helpful. It showed many styles, floor-plans, and gave a bit of history. I still can't find definite proof of my house being a kit home. But there are many in my area and this book is like a small hand-book. It's a useful tool.

its is interesting and gives info about how these houses came into existence. However i was hoping for more detail on the materials used and the plans as I am renovating a 4 square

Enjoyed the book!Thanks for helping me learn more about kit homes.

Fun read - make me wish Sears was still producing kit houses!

I love looking at floor plans from this era, so I have something of an addiction to books about the mail-order house genre.This is the first such book that has disappointed me. No real plans----except for one in a reproduced ad-----and the information is scanty and recycled. The book goes to 821 "locations."

Just the thing I need when my diets don't work, and that is all the time.

Great book with the many pictures.