blivet radio: Archaeology
blivet radio archaeology

Saturday, June 8, 2002

Sears Modern Homes. In the early 1900's, you could buy a home by mail order. [Erehwon Notebook via Mike's Weblog] This is very interesting historical information. Some research we did a year and a half ago tied the arrivial of reliable rail service in Las Vegas and the advent of these 'pre-fab' homes here. About a year ago, there was a show on PBS concerning the disappearance of the family farm in Minnesota that discussed architecture styles of farm houses through time that made us realize that it wasn't just confined to the West. My hometown of Osage City, Kansas had many examples of these houses as did John's hometown of Lyndon, eight miles away. I lived in Lyndon, it was in a Sears Modern Home. We moved to Osage City when I was five. 12:03:14 AM    comment   trackback []