Sometimes kitchen renovations really come down to the need for a better layout. That was the case for Carli Otero and her family, the proud owners of a charming 1924 Sears kit home in the D.C. metro ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Like Amazon today, the Sears and Roebuck Mail Order Catalog was a must-have for American families in the early 20th Century. At the peak of its popularity, the catalog weighed 4 ...

A home in McCandless that was ordered from a Sears catalog in 1922 is now on the market. The house at 8828 Memorial Drive was one of the many home kits sold in the United States through the mail-order ...

If you think houses built from kits during the early 20th century were shoddy and cheap, think again. “These homes were solid and have stood the test of time,” said author and historian Rosemary ...

As Sears stores close around the country, the longtime retailer’s legacy may be a catalog item it stopped selling in the 1940s: home kits. Estimates from the Sears Archives website suggest the company ...