Comments on: Sears Modern Homes: House Kits from Catalogs

By: Joshua Keller

Joshua Keller — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:40:28 +0000

I live in the Lewiston!

By: Richard Andrew Brown

Richard Andrew Brown — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:15:04 +0000

The house I grew up in, where my parents still reside, was built in 1940 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. It has many characteristics of a Sears modern home, but I have only seen a few house plans from that period so I am not sure. On the bath tub, a small circle is visible on the outside on the right side lower corner that has a SR that indicates it was purchased from Sears. Before my parents remodeled and added a second story to it in 1983, the sink in the bathroom was the typical Sears pedestal and also had the SR stamp in the circle. I am pretty confident that the house was a Sears Modern Home, but I have never had access to many plans from 1939-1940 to see and tell for sure. The styling was “Colonial Cape Cod” which was basically all the homes Sear’s sold during this period. I would like to know if those bathroom fixtures were available to the public in addition to the Sears kits, and where I can obtain a full catalog of Sears Modern Homes from this period.

By: Kathy Goodpastor

Kathy Goodpastor — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:44:18 +0000

While doing some remodeling this weekend, we discovered that we may be living in a SEARS home, THE PURITAN. We found stamped lumber and SEARS markings on the fireplace equipment. Also, the room placement and dimensions match exactly what are listed in a copy of the catalog we found online today. We know it was built in 1930. What do you think?

By: mary

mary — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:52:49 +0000

I think it is near Cumberland, Tennessee where I saw several of these houses in a group. They made me wish I could move in. And they are near the Cumberland General Store, if memory is right.

By: Cheri Peoples

Cheri Peoples — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:03:06 +0000

Love the old Sears house kits — so much character to them and fun thinking about who might have lived there years ago.
Cheri
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The Notebook: Noah’s House with the Blue Shutters — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:53:47 +0000

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By: Kathy Lowe

Kathy Lowe — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:44:05 +0000

We just put under contract a sears home and would love to find out any iformation you might be able to share. We have many pictures if you would like to see it. It was brought in on the railroad in our town and their is so much history about this house. The local doctor lived in it all these years until his passing. Were very excited to be purchasing it.

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:50:15 +0000

My Grandparents supposedly bought one of the first mail order
homes from a Sears catalog. My parents told me a few years ago they had been contacted about the home. At the time the house was still standing in Putnam Texas.
I was told the house was to be moved and reconstructed–like for
a museum. I would like to know if it ever happened. All my elders
that ever lived in the house, have passed. I just want to see the
house again. Any info on locating it would greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Donna

By: KelsB

KelsB — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:05:26 +0000

My Great Uncle has one of these houses from the catalog.

By: TWB

TWB — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:36:19 +0000

I love the Crescent, but it is really hard to find these days. TWB’s last blog post..Mysterious Find in Houseblog-a-vania