The arrival of the Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog was a much-anticipated ... tissues in name recognition for the inexpensive "kit" homes that often gave fledgling farmers, blue-collar workers ...

What’s old is new again, real estate agents are discovering as buyers lay down millions in order to own vintage houses known as kit homes. Before these homes became sought-after relics, they ...

FALL RIVER — Before there was Amazon Prime, there was the Sears, Roebuck & Co ... "The FRHS has no records/history of any Sears/kit homes," wrote curator Michael Martins in an email.

Kit houses are everywhere. Found in neighborhoods throughout the Lansing area, most are nearly a century old and still standing the test of time.

Sears, Roebuck and Company successfully sold pre ... The modern prefabricated kit homes came along in the mid-1900s post WWII. Lindal Cedar Homes, one of the companies at the forefront of this ...

If they ask about the Farley Road home that's been in the family for nearly 100 years, they always hear the same thing - "It's a Sears & Roebuck kit and it only cost $800." "They're always amazed ...

From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick out their own ready-to-assemble home kit from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and have the materials shipped directly to them, primarily by rail.

From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick out their own ready-to-assemble home kit from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and have the materials shipped directly to them, primarily by rail.

Just how many kit homes there are locally is unclear ... had no idea their house was a catalog-order Sears, Roebuck and Company home when they bought it. Schrott and McWilliams were living ...

MATTOON — The third annual Cycle into History bike tour on Saturday, June 24, is set to feature several kit homes purchased from Sears, Roebuck and Co. and other retailers. The free bike ride ...