This updated, expanded Craftsman home from Sears was probably built using the 1915 Bandon kit. The four-bedroom house features the original long-leaf pine floors, built-ins, and wavy-glass windows ...

In the story, homeowner Alicia Dallago said she had no idea the home she bought in 1998 was built from a kit. Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold nearly 75,000 kit homes through its ...

Beginning in the late 1800s, retailers such as Sears, Roebuck and Co ... of parts needed to construct a home. During that period, Sears sold nearly 75,000 kit homes through its Modern Homes ...