Long before Amazon and internet shopping, you could buy almost anything from a mail-order catalog. Clothing, furniture, jewelry, toys, plant seeds. Even homes. From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick ...

Once upon a time—way before online shopping—you could order just about everything you needed from the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog—including a house. In the early 20th century, the massive Sears ...

Some mail-order house enthusiasts estimate that about 70 percent of Sears houses are still standing today. Eric Romain owns one of them, a Vallonia model in Royal Oak, Mich., and his area in ...

There's no place like home, particularly when it comes in 30,000 pieces from a Sears mail-order catalog. Gary and Pat Robert have such a house. Built in 1911, the Dutch colonial, two-story frame house ...

What: This is no ordinary century-old colonial home: It was built in 1923 from a kit ordered through a Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog. Where: The two-story is at 424 19th St. NW in Canton's historic ...

PITTSBURGH — When Karen DeJeet moved into her suburban Pittsburgh home four years ago, her neighbors filled her in on its unique history. The house, dubbed a Hamilton, had been assembled from a kit ...

Over the decades, the kit homes ranged in price from $3,000 to $10,000 depending on the size, design and scope. The companies also sold garages, boilers, chicken coops, bathtubs and built-in shelving.

When Paul Meltzer bought his colonial revival house on Denton’s Oak Street, he was told his new property was a catalog home. His research revealed that the home, built between 1926 and 1927, was a ...