When Americans Bought Entire Houses From a Catalog #Video

Mail order homes, kit homes, and catalog homes gave families access to Sears homes, Sears Modern Homes, and Aladdin homes. These prefabricated houses and house kits made DIY home building accessible, inspiring historic homes in Craftsman bungalow, Colonial Revival, and Cape Cod house styles. Mail order houses traveled in railroad boxcars with pre cut lumber, helping shape American architecture and expand homeownership.