Monday, August 24, 2015

1917 Montgomery Ward Mail Order Farm

Mail Order Farm House from Montgomery Ward

From the 1917 Coverall Paint Catalog.

From the 1917 Coverall Paint Catalog::A Montgomery Ward Kit House Farm
Montgomery Ward Kit House and Buildings from 1917


Good Cattle Should Have Good Housing::Montgomery Ward Kit Barn
Montgomery Ward Kit Housing for Pigs and Chickens

The Farm Buildings are Kits

The Barn came from a catalog. The Chicken and Hog Houses too. (courtesy Cindy Catanzaro) From the 1917 catalog.

Montgomery Ward Kit House::Model "The Illinois" from 1925

The House, available as a kit. (from the 1925 catalog)

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Before the Ranch || Minimal Traditional Style || Order Yours Today

The Style is: Minimal Traditional

Kit Home from 1953 Aladdin Catalog
Aladdin Kit House from the 1953 Catalog

Minimal Traditional::This style is the Plain Jane of 20th century American residential architecture, but is being "discovered" by new home buyers as the style that immediately preceded the developer's suburban tract homes of the post-WWII period.


1950's Kit Home from Aladdin
The example is a kit home from 1953, the Aladdin Parkway. Available in the late 40's - early 50's.

The Aladdin Company Kit Home Prices
Here is the 1950 price list. Write a check for $3398, and see what happens next. Sears Homes of Chicagoland has mapped out the process for us.

Monday, August 3, 2015

The American Lumberman || House Plans from Your Local Dealer || 1920

A weekly trade journal for the lumber industry.

House Plan no. 125 from American Lumberman Magazine

Offered plan books to the trade that could be printed with the lumber company name for a nominal cost.

House Plan from: "Attractive Small Homes"
A Well Designed "Cottage Bungalow"
Small Cottage Bungalow from American Lumberman

Plan No. 125: An 1100 Sq. Ft. -- 2 Bedroom Cottage from your local lumberman.