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

Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold nearly 75,000 kit homes through its Modern Homes program, which featured 447 styles of houses, ranging from large multistory dwellings to tiny ...

Built on the Clyde 9030 plan in the 1920s ... probably from Sears' kit model 147, this farmhouse-style home has since been completely revamped. The two-bedroom house in Tombstone Canyon has ...

During that period, Sears sold nearly 75,000 kit homes through its Modern Homes program, which featured 447 different styles of houses ranging from large multi-story dwellings to tiny summer ...