Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the early 20th century, the 10,000-plus page Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog served as the original all-in-one ...

Over the decades, the kit homes ranged in price from $3,000 to $10,000 depending on the size, design and scope. The companies also sold garages, boilers, chicken coops, bathtubs and built-in shelving.

Mail-order homes sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. in the early 20th century have proven more durable and enduring than the company itself. Sears declared bankruptcy late last year, and most stores ...

JEROME, Ariz. (FOX 10) -- With the help of the internet, you can have just about anything shipped to your door within a matter of days, or sometimes even just hours. However, way back when people used ...

Minnie Kendall's Roseville house was said to have been a kit home that arrived partially assembled by train. That lore was passed down to Kendall's granddaughter, Patty German, via her father. The ...

FALL RIVER — Before there was Amazon Prime, there was the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog. The retail giant's catalog, printed from 1892 to 1993, featured any product an American consumer could ever need ...

Considering Sears, Roebuck & Co. was founded in Chicago back in 1893, it’s no surprise Illinois boasts many of the company’s ready-to-assemble kit homes (second only to Ohio). The Sears Modern Homes ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - For about 40 years at the turn of the 20th century, Sears Roebuck and Co. sold houses. You'd pick the model you liked from the Sears' Modern Homes catalog and, within a few weeks, a ...

In the late 1800s and early 1900s one could purchase the parts of a house from a catalogue. The components would then be delivered to the homeowner by train. Most often the homeowner would put the ...

In the early 20th century, the 10,000-plus page Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog served as the original all-in-one marketplace—featuring clothes, toys, and even complete mail-order house kits. These ...