When Paul Meltzer bought his colonial revival house on Denton’s Oak Street, he was told his new property was a catalog home. His research revealed that the home, built between ...

I’m happy to tell you because I just found out myself! It is a kit home purchased out of a Sears mail order catalog. Sounds unbelievable, right? But in those ...

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In an article for The Daily Yonder, Pat Raia describes the kit homes once sold in Sears catalogs that offered an affordable homeownership option for many Americans in the early and mid-20th century.

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.