Sears Modern Homes were catalog and kit houses sold primarily through mail order by Sears, Roebuck and Co., an American retailer. ... Sears reported that more than 70,000 of these homes were sold in North America between 1908 and 1940.

When did Sears stop selling house kits?

According to the US Census, there were about 88.7 million people living in the United States. There were about 132 million people by the time Sears stopped selling Sears Modern Homes kits in 1940.

Are there any Sears kit homes still standing?

Some mail-order house enthusiasts estimate that about 70 percent of Sears houses are still standing today. Eric Romain owns one of them, a Vallonia model in Royal Oak, Mich., and his area in particular has quite a few kit homes.