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Sears House Designs of the Thirties

2003-12-16 Architecture
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Release : 2003-12-16
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Book Synopsis Sears House Designs of the Thirties by : Sears, Roebuck and Company

Download or read book Sears House Designs of the Thirties written by Sears, Roebuck and Company. This book was released on 2003-12-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proudly promoting itself as "the largest home building organization in the world," Sears, Roebuck and Company advertised its 1932 products in a handsome catalog that also displayed a full-size replica of Mount Vernon, created from Sears materials for a Paris exposition in 1932. At the heart of the publication were 68 designs for Sears houses, among them such handsome residences as the Belmont, a six-room house with vestibule, breakfast alcove, three bedrooms, and one-and-a-half baths; and the Dover, an English cottage with a massive chimney and unusual roof lines. A useful reference for people interested in preserving homes of this period, this volume will also be welcomed by anyone who relishes a glimpse of America's architectural past.

Sears House Designs of the Thirties

2012-07-25 Architecture
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Release : 2012-07-25
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Book Synopsis Sears House Designs of the Thirties by : Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Download or read book Sears House Designs of the Thirties written by Sears, Roebuck and Co.. This book was released on 2012-07-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty eight Sears-designed homes display handsome exterior and interior views — with vestibules, breakfast alcoves, massive chimneys, unusual roof lines, and other attractive features. Over 200 black-and-white illustrations.

Houses by Mail

1995-07-19 House & Home
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Release : 1995-07-19
Genre : House & Home
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Book Synopsis Houses by Mail by : Katherine Cole Stevenson

Download or read book Houses by Mail written by Katherine Cole Stevenson. This book was released on 1995-07-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences--such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. "After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic." --Wall Street Journal "These were . spacious, solidly built homes." --Parade "Don't be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up [in the book]."--Philadelphia Inquirer "A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II."--Publishers Weekly "The bible to researchers of Sears' ready-cut homes."--Saturday Evening Post

The Houses that Sears Built

2004 Architecture, Domestic
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Release : 2004
Genre : Architecture, Domestic
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Book Synopsis The Houses that Sears Built by : Rosemary Fuller Thornton

Download or read book The Houses that Sears Built written by Rosemary Fuller Thornton. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Sears Kit Homes with info on how to find and identify these old kit homes. Alson includes photos, graphics, diagrams and oral histories from workers at the Sears Mill and people who built their own Sears Home. Also history on Richard W. Sears and Alvah Roebuck; history on Sears and Roebuck, Co.

Finding the Houses that Sears Built

2004-01-01 Architecture, Domestic
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Release : 2004-01-01
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Book Synopsis Finding the Houses that Sears Built by : Rosemary Fuller Thornton

Download or read book Finding the Houses that Sears Built written by Rosemary Fuller Thornton. This book was released on 2004-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sears offered more than 370 designs of kit homes from 1908- 1940, but nationally known Sears House expert Rosemary Thornton has discovered that Sears had 60 best-selling designs. In her new book she writes, "If you learn how to identify these 60 designs, you'll discover about 60% of the Sears Homes in your community.""Finding the Houses That Sears Built" contains more than 190 graphics and photos, as well as comprehensive, detailed and fascinating information on how to identify these 60 best selling designs. Each housing style is given two full pages in this 8.5 x 11-inch book. One page shows the house as it originally appeared in the Sears Modern Homes catalog (with house details and floor plans). An opposing page has two high quality photos of existing Sears Homes. In preparing to write this captivating book, Rose photographed more than 1500 homes in 11 states. "Finding the Houses That Sears Built" represents more than five years of intensive research, documentation, travel and study.

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