FALL RIVER — Before there was Amazon Prime, there was the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog. The retail giant's catalog, printed from 1892 to 1993, featured any product an American consumer could ever need ...

It's fascinating News to me that a small cadre of historians and passionate amateurs are on a mission to identify and protect homes made by Sears, Roebuck and Co. - homes that caught on as the U.S.

There’s a house on Sanibel that has stood the test of time and built the same way you would build with Legos. Ty Symroski grew up in the classic 1922 Sears Roebuck catalog home, a home that was picked ...

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 ...

From 1908 until 1940, a potential homeowner could order an entire house from Sears Roebuck. The home arrived ready to assemble - complete with pre-cut wood, nails, roofing shingles and interior ...

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 ...

On Saturday, Nov. 6, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society will present "The Story of Sears Roebuck Kit Homes." In the early 20th century, Sears, Roebuck & Co. used to sell "kit homes" that were delivered ...

VICTOR, N.Y. — Sears Roebuck and Co. started selling mail-order houses from its specialty catalog — the Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans — in 1908. It is reported that more than 100,000 houses ...

Justin Bailey had trouble lining up tradespeople for his latest remodeling project. “I had three contractors look at it,” said Bailey. “Two told me I’d be better tearing it down and another said it ...

Onetime retail giant Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. Here’s a look back at a story from 2017 about how the kit homes it sold and shipped are still valued today. (October 22 ...

Seven years ago, my wife and I stayed at a bed and breakfast on a South Dakota cattle ranch. It had been settled by the owner’s grandfather in 1920 and, because there was no place to buy and sell ...