Kit homes, once a staple of American homeownership, represent a fascinating chapter in real estate history. In the early 20th ...

This updated, expanded Craftsman home from Sears was probably built using the 1915 Bandon kit. The four-bedroom house features the original long-leaf pine floors, built-ins, and wavy-glass windows ...

In the story, homeowner Alicia Dallago said she had no idea the home she bought in 1998 was built from a kit. Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold nearly 75,000 kit homes through its ...