From 1908 to 1940, you could choose from over 400 styles of homes to purchase through Sears, Roebuck and Co. mail-order catalog.

Sears houses, sold in kit form and delivered to your local railroad station, were the biggest and most ambitious product offered by the company that sold everything via a catalog.

Once upon a time, you could purchase a home for less than $5,000. The Barrington. The Lexington. The Sheridan. The Hazelton. The Malden. From the early 1900s until 1942, Sears, Roebuck and Co., mor… ...

The following year, 1940, after selling more than 100,000 houses, Sears issued its final “Modern Homes” catalog. “There are so many parts and crafts that have to come together to build a ...