Anyone ever own or live in a Sears Roebuck house from the early 1900's?

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I worked on one when I was younger Sears sold everything sad to see them go

I rented one in downtown Cherry Creek(Denver) for about 1 yr. It was an awesome location and a cute little place. I think it got scraped to build a multi million row house.

What are lots going for

Shortly after it was built.

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Yes, 1928 bungalow. My first house. I should have kept it. It was in a great area then and an even better one now. I think I remember the price, drop-shipped to your site, at something around $1200. As purchased in included 2-bedrooms, 1-bath, living room/dining area, kitchen, small area off the kitchen presumably to cool baked goods, outdoor, lean-too porch in back, large porch on the front, carport.

Friend owns one


It wasnt in great shape...could have been cool had he maintained it

No carpet in the whole house, all hardwood..


Roomy enough ...still standing despite his total neglect of it..

It's the only thing Sears sold that you can get aftermarket parts for...

Home Depot offers something similar

I forgot to mention a very important feature. The interior walls were stucco over wood lathe strips, and the exterior walls were stucco over steel lathe. The house was practically bullet-proof. It also had a fireplace.

You should seriously consider the house you are looking at, as they are oftentimes in locations very close to city core's. less than a mile-ish from downtown. If your looking in a city that is thriving before CoVid BS.

Yeah, we have a contract on it. Just got finished w/ inspections. The only major issue is a bit of knob and tube to be updated.

there are a few of them here in Richmond va

I owned a 1917 sears roebuck bungalow from 1989 to 1996. It was a great little house. Wish I still had it. We sold it by owner for cash at 50 percent more than we paid.

Three years ago it was for sale again at over twice what we sold it for. If I still had it I'd be semi retired and life would be much simpler for me today.

There are tons of sears and roebuck homes in Midwest towns but if they've been kept up they will be fetching a good price.

The folks that own it now don't know it's a Sears house.

Yep - another great feature is that wiring throughout was handled by separate hot and negative lines with relay points made out of porcelain, and junction boxes made out of steal. Also, the windows were all double-hung with weights and glass that was sometimes a bit wavey. 9-foot ceilings with stucco over wood lathe. Big pitched roof with nice craftsman-style wood work at facia and overhang.

I owned one for about 10 years. Great little house. It was built well but the cinder block foundation wasn't aging well. The biggest complaint I had was that the walls were not sheet rock but plaster. So when I wanted hang a picture, I had to use a power screw driver to drill a hole. You could hammer a nail in to the wall but it wouldn't go in. It would just bend the nail. Tough ass walls!

Do you mean the Craftsman home?

My grandparents has theirs shipped by railway to Plentywood MT when they were married around 1902. Lovely two story, 3 bedroom upstairs. The front Porch Was where you Stopped and washed your hands From a large white porcelain bowl of water, from the pitcher on the metal top table, using A bar of LAVA soap. You walked into a large kitchen double farmers sink with water pump on the right and straight ahead two large wood cookstoves, Viking , I believe. To the left a metal table and chairs , seating 6. And doorway into the living room, lined with bookshelves and a singer sewing machine. From the front room, one could walk into The screened in summer porch that spanned the back of the house. It was comfortable and cozy, the views of endless prairie and fields spectacular.

Oh that sounds like a dream come true.

fantastic thread. i just gave a way my book of those w/ all the floor plans etc. used as midwest farmhouses.
truly Great America!

Anyone know how the prices compared to conventional homes at the time? You can buy kit homes these days but from I have seen they are about the same as site-built from scratch, if not more for the fancy ones.

Till winter hits.

Thank You for this post !!!
My Grandmother and two of her "best" friends
in the 20's decided that they wanted NEW
homes as they were tired of fixing up and
living in Old Beater Homes old beater homes.
Plus their husbands could afford the new
homes. And instead of local whatever again.
They picked out Sear's package homes. (lol)
Two of the were pretty much the same except
for the color and kind of exterior covering.
But one was a large one story design. As a
kid i adored my grandmother and spent time
with her when ever i could and my other was
quite happy to get rid of me for a while.
I remember thinking it was the most beautiful
house in town. From the sparkle of glass chips
blown into the exterior covering to the oak
woodwork to the glass panel oak doors that
slid into the walls. To the stair case to
the wall and ceiling light fixtures to the most
amazingly beautiful kitchen cabinates that
i have every seen.
Tragically my brother grabbed it.
His wife immeadiately put in a new fake wood
kitchen even replacing the inlaid linoleum
with new vinyl crap. Then painted the oak
wood work white along with the dark brick
fire place where she added "gas logs".
She also "glued rubber backed cheap but modern
carpet to the beautiful oak floors. And covered
the cut glass in the pocket doors with colored
glass looking contact paper.
My fathers comment was that he had seen better
decorated whore houses.
Oddly enough they only lived in it a year until
she decided that she wanted one of those new
single story track houses with a cement floor
under the rubber backed carpet.
My grand parents Sears house was in little over
a year had been ruined by the ____!!!

I own one and live in it now 1926 800 sq foot 9 foot ceilings bungalow 2 beds, 1 bathroom, dining room,living room and small kitchen. Just me so its a good size

Yes, 4-square circa 1920

Second owners

Thanks for your reply.

I have lots of carpet to pull up. Lol. Shopping for a floor sander right now.

Do you have a link for this?

I think this is where he was going...

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