A couple of years ago I became more interested in catalog and kit houses as Chicagoland is full of them, many coming from local companies like Sears, Montgomery Ward, and the Harris Brothers. Illinois has the largest collection of Sears kit homes in the country after the state of Ohio. From 1908 until 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Company, then headquartered on the West Side of Chicago,
Elgin's Sears Homes
Elgin's Sears Homes
Elgin's Sears Homes
A couple of years ago I became more interested in catalog and kit houses as Chicagoland is full of them, many coming from local companies like Sears, Montgomery Ward, and the Harris Brothers. Illinois has the largest collection of Sears kit homes in the country after the state of Ohio. From 1908 until 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Company, then headquartered on the West Side of Chicago,