In 1908, Sears, Roebuck added to their building materials department by offering kit homes. A prospective home builder would review the Modern Homes catalog and choose their model. Home materials would be usually shipped via railroad and carted to the building site.
There are several Sears kit homes in the Historic West Side neighborhood. Many of these homes have not changed remarkably from their original appearance. The Ardara, on Fayette Street appeared in the catalog in this image shown on the right.
Below is the home as it appears today:
A Maplewood is on Walnut, near Laurel Methodist Church--
Then and Now....
At the corner of Fayette and MacArthur, is a wonderful California-styled bungalow named the Osborn by Sears. This charming bungalow typifies everything a bungalow is, with wonder California styling. This Sears home was built by the Dellert family. From the Golden West to the Historic West Side Neighborhood!
2 comments:
Great Blog!
Gosh, I don't think that's a Maplewood. Front dormer is very high and looks off. That's a Sears front door though...
Lara
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