Daniel Goltzman in front of his Burlington home, which may be a Sears, Roebuck & Co. kit house Credit: James Buck When architect Daniel Goltzman bought his home in the Five Sisters neighborhood of ...
Also known as packaged homes or modular homes, kit homes are exactly what they sound like. A company designs, cuts, and ...
Long before Amazon and internet shopping, you could buy almost anything from a mail-order catalog. Clothing, furniture, jewelry, toys, plant seeds. Even homes. From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick ...
Long before Amazon and internet shopping, you could buy almost anything from a mail-order catalog. Clothing, furniture, jewelry, toys, plant seeds. Even homes. From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick ...
During the first half of the 20th century, over 75,000 new homes across the United States were plucked directly from the pages of a Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue. From 1908 to 1940, the multifaceted ...
Syracuse, N.Y. — Like Amazon today, the Sears and Roebuck Mail Order Catalog was a must-have for American families in the early 20th Century. At the peak of its popularity, the catalog weighed 4 ...
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