Description
Book SynopsisIt was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences--such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations,
Table of ContentsGabled Roof, One Story, End Entrance.
Gabled Roof, One and a Half to Two and a Half Stories, EndEntrance.
Gabled Roof, One Story, Corner Entrance.
Gabled Roof, One Story, Side Entrance.
Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Side Entrance, One FrontDormer.
Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Side Entrance, Two or MoreFront Dormers.
Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Projecting Gabled SideEntrance.
Gabled Roof, Two or More Stories, Side Entrance.
Intersecting Gabled Roof, One to One and a Half Stories.
Intersecting Gabled Roof, Two or More Stories.
Hipped Roof, One to One and a Half Stories.
Hipped Roof, Two or More Stories.
Hipped-Gable Roof.
Gambrel Roof.
Flat or Mansard Roof.
Cottages.
Further Reading.
Information Sources.
Index of Styles.
