A home in McCandless that was ordered from a Sears catalog in 1922 is now on the market. The house at 8828 Memorial Drive was one of the many home kits sold in the United States through the mail-order ...

“A kit home is a uniquely personal story,” Thornton said. “Somebody sat down and pored through a catalog to find the one they liked.” Buyers could choose the floor plans as is or mirrored, and common ...

The Holyoke Mall Sears is set to close this month but there was a time when people purchased nearly everything they owned from Sears, including their home. This month, the Sears inside the Holyoke ...

On Saturday, Nov. 6, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society will present "The Story of Sears Roebuck Kit Homes." In the early 20th century, Sears, Roebuck & Co. used to sell "kit homes" that were delivered ...

The original 1926 Sears & Roebuck label identifying the house at 115 Belleclaire Avenue in Longmeadow as a Sears kit house. The label includes the name of the recipient of the Sears kit house, the ...

Onetime retail giant Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. Here’s a look back at a story from 2017 about how the kit homes it sold and shipped are still valued today. (October 22 ...

Sears is one of America's most iconic companies, but after losing billions of dollars in recent years, the company said it may not survive much longer. Sears is one of America's most iconic companies, ...

As Sears stores close around the country, the longtime retailer’s legacy may be a catalog item it stopped selling in the 1940s: home kits. Estimates from the Sears Archives website suggest the company ...

For better or for worse, you're probably familiar with the process of assembling furniture. You're sent the pieces and the tools, and hopefully, you can take it from there. But what if you could do ...

Sears may be on its last leg, but the company's enduring impact on retail is undeniable. At the turn of the last century, the catalog revolutionized merchandising with its mail-order business model, ...