Main entry:

Thornton, Rosemary Fuller, author.

Title & Author:

The houses that Sears built : everything you ever wanted to know about Sears catalog homes / Rosemary Thornton.

Edition:

Second edition

Publication:

Alton, Illinois : Gentle Beam Publications, [2004]
© 2004

Description:

158 pages : illustrations, plans, facsimiles ; 28 cm

Notes:
"Includes: the lost Sears homes! Original catalog pictures of rare Sears homes which have not been published in 80 years"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages a-e).
What is a Sears catalog home (and why are they so intriguing) -- "Hang your saw on a nail all day: : Sears homes and their unique place in American architecture -- The amazing Mr. Sears : a brief look at the handsome genius and his store -- What were Sears homes made of? : Amazing facts, interesting details and curiosities about Sears homes -- Milling about Sears homes : a look inside the Sears Mill at Cairo, Illinois -- $1 million worth of Sears homes : the biggest order in the history of the Sears Modern Homes Department -- The house that Sears sold and repossessed : Sears Modern Homes, Sears mortgages and the Great Depression -- Homart homes : the "other" Sears homes -- Is it really a Sears home? : How to identify Sears homes from the curb, the kitchen or the courthouse -- A house for the little woman and the kiddies : a fascinating look inside the Sears Modern Homes Catalogues -- Those dandy houses : testimonials, trivia and reminiscences of building a Sears Modern Home -- Fact vs. fiction : Myths, mistakes and misinformation about Sears Modern Homes -- Frequently asked questions -- The lost Sears homes -- Conclusion : What did George Bailey and Sears, Roebuck have in common?

ISBN:

0971558817 (pbk.)
9780971558816 (pbk.)
0971558809
9780971558809

Subject:

Sears, Roebuck and Company. Home Construction Division History.
Sears, Roebuck and Company. Home Construction Division.
Prefabricated houses United States.
Architecture, Domestic United States Designs and plans History.
Mail-order business United States Catalogs History.
Architecture domestique États-Unis Dessins et plans Histoire.
Vente par correspondance Catalogues États-Unis Histoire.
Architecture, Domestic.
Mail-order business.
Prefabricated houses.
United States.

Form/genre:

Designs and plans.
architectural drawings (visual works)
Catalogs.
Architectural drawings.
History.
Dessins d'architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 243427
Call No.: BIB 173176
Status: Available