Sizing up Sears ‘kit’ homes for today’s living style

Imagine purchasing all of the elements that go into building a house — pre-cut boards, nails, hinges, doorknobs, pipes, wiring, shingles and all — by mail, then using a detailed, 75-page instruction book to put them together yourself. Then imagine that you did such a good job of it that 80 years later, the house is not only standing and functional, but it's also coveted by home buyers.

That's the novelty of the Sears "kit" home, a product that was common to the Washington area during the early part of the last century. Today, thousands of the homes can be found in in Arlington County, Alexandria, Silver Spring and the District's Chevy Chase and Palisades neighborhoods.

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Karen Tumulty 10 Sep, 2011

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