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14. I lived next to one in Soccoro NM

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2016, 01:51 AM

May 2016

A guy named Johnathon and his family had been taken loving care with it. The house had arrived in early 191x, on a single flatbed rail car. The "kit" came with roof beams, windows, fixtures, doorjams, plumbing, wiring, everything, even down to the nails.

Amazon has nothing on Sears and Robuck back in the day..

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When You could order/build a house ordered from Sears [View all] packman May 2016 OP

The extras are cool Egnever May 2016 #1

and Roebuck jberryhill May 2016 #2

I have been in one of those houses. grasswire May 2016 #3

Someone just restored one their great-grandfather built... PoliticAverse May 2016 #4

How cool....thanks for sharing ! Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 #5

1140.00. Wouldn't even put a shingle on a mini house these days. How things have changed. lonestarnot May 2016 #6

I restored this one Fresh_Start May 2016 #7

That is a wonderful house! Love the porch! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #12

Many of those homes are still standing gratuitous May 2016 #8

And each "kit" came with all the nails, screws, and even a tree for the yard! PSPS May 2016 #9

Yup,first house a 1929 Tutor. Wellstone ruled May 2016 #10

All of them are very well designed, SheilaT May 2016 #11

We bought a custom arts and crafts JustAnotherGen May 2016 #20

That is a great porch awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #13

I lived next to one in Soccoro NM denbot May 2016 #14

Many subdivisions were created with Sears homes jmowreader May 2016 #15

What is known as The Sisters' House in Chapel Hill is a Sears home mnhtnbb May 2016 #16

What a gorgeous garden! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #17

Yes, it is. mnhtnbb May 2016 #19

Thank you! I'm very interested! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #21

I didn't realize until I took a second look, but I'm familiar with WUNC! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #24

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I've actually spent quite a bit of time there, Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #28

We have a few in my town JustAnotherGen May 2016 #18

I'd by a Sears House before I'd buy a ranch. Cooley Hurd May 2016 #22

Years ago, one of my colleagues lived in a Sears house. Adrahil May 2016 #23

We lived in a Sears house in Baltimore for several years. Kip Humphrey May 2016 #26

There is one across the highway from me, a couple years ago the doc03 May 2016 #27

My great-grandmother built one on Irving, TX Recursion May 2016 #29