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Mail-Order Homes

Sears Homes and Other Kit Houses

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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. 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.

GENRE
Non-fictie
UITGEGEVEN
2012
20 juli
TAAL
EN
Engels
LENGTE
64
Pagina's
UITGEVER
Shire Publications
GROOTTE
15
MB