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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471143944
ISBN-139780471143949
eBay Product ID (ePID)949714
Product Key Features
Edition1
Book TitleHouses by Mail : a Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicConstruction / General, Design & Construction, Buildings / Residential
IllustratorYes
GenreHouse & Home, Architecture, Technology & Engineering
AuthorH. Ward Jandl, Katherine Cole Stevenson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length9.9 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN86-003186
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal728.3/73
Table Of ContentGabled Roof, One Story, End Entrance. Gabled Roof, One and a Half to Two and a Half Stories, EndEntrance. Gabled Roof, One Story, Corner Entrance. Gabled Roof, One Story, Side Entrance. Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Side Entrance, One FrontDormer. Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Side Entrance, Two or MoreFront Dormers. Gabled Roof, One and a Half Stories, Projecting Gabled SideEntrance. Gabled Roof, Two or More Stories, Side Entrance. Intersecting Gabled Roof, One to One and a Half Stories. Intersecting Gabled Roof, Two or More Stories. Hipped Roof, One to One and a Half Stories. Hipped Roof, Two or More Stories. Hipped-Gable Roof. Gambrel Roof. Flat or Mansard Roof. Cottages. Further Reading. Information Sources. Index of Styles.
SynopsisIt was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences--such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic. --Wall Street Journal These were . spacious, solidly built homes. --Parade Don't be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up in the book].--Philadelphia Inquirer A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II.--Publishers Weekly The bible to researchers of Sears' ready-cut homes.--Saturday Evening Post, It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard., It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences--such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. "After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic." --Wall Street Journal "These were . spacious, solidly built homes." --Parade "Don't be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up [in the book]."--Philadelphia Inquirer "A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II."--Publishers Weekly "The bible to researchers of Sears' ready-cut homes."--Saturday Evening Post, It was the American Dream by Mail Order Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. "After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic." Wall Street Journal "These were spacious, solidly built homes." Parade "Don't be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up [in the book]." Philadelphia Inquirer "A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II." Publishers Weekly "The bible to researchers of Sears' ready-cut homes." Saturday Evening Post, It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences--such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. "After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic." --Wall Street Journal "These were . spacious, solidly built homes." --Parade "Don't be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up in the book]."--Philadelphia Inquirer "A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II."--Publishers Weekly "The bible to researchers of Sears' ready-cut homes."--Saturday Evening Post
LC Classification NumberTH4819.P7S74 1996
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- 15. Jun. 2021
Home , Sweet Kit Home!
...This book celebrates the old kit homes of yesterday with stories of the people who owned and lived in them. The stories are fascinating! The book is worthwhile just for the stories. ... My only issue with the book is the lack of house plans and photos. The few photos and plans that are included are too small. It would benefit the reader to have a book of plans such as "Sears Houses the Thirties" to follow the house plans ...With the current popularity of the Tiny and Small House movement, I'm surprised that someone isn't making kit houses now. Perhaps interest in this book and similar ones will spur someone into the kit house business. I would be interested, wouldn't you?Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 07. Sep. 2018
Great book for anyone interested in older houses
I am an architect who does work with preserving historic homes and this book is very interesting and useful to me. Only wish the house floor plans were printed a bit larger in the book but they are still readable.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
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