Mail-Order Homes : Sears Homes and Other Kit Houses

Name: Mail-Order Homes
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SKU: 9780747810483
Price: 1600 KES
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780747810483

by Rebecca L. Hunter

Book Details

Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Shire Library USA

ISBN-10 0747810486

ISBN-13 9780747810483

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint Shire Publications

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 10th, 2012

Print length 64 Pages

Weight 170 grams

Dimensions 21.00 x 14.70 x 0.30 cms

Product Classification: United States of America, USA Architecture: residential and domestic buildings Houses, apartments, flats, etc History of architecture

KSh 1,600.00

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The rapid westward expansion of the United States in the early twentieth century set the stage for a new industry: mail-order homes. This title presents the history of these charming homes, tens of thousands of which were sold throughout the United States in the early 1900s.

The rapid westward expansion of the United States in the early twentieth century set the stage for a new industry: mail-order homes. Sold by such companies as Sears, Roebuck & Co., Aladdin, and Montgomery Ward, these kit homes were shipped by train to their purchasers in boxcars containing everything required for their construction, whether a vacation cottage, modest bungalow, or two-and-a-half story home. Rebecca Hunter brings to life the history of these charming homes, tens of thousands of which were sold throughout the United States in the early 1900s, and many of which still exist. Fully illustrated and including numerous images from period catalogs, this book describes the customers who bought and built mail-order houses, the various styles and designs, and the boom and bust of the industry.

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