Kit Houses

A Kit House is a house sold as a kit of pre-cut lumber and prefabricated components. They were offered by several companies nationwide, most notably Sears Roebuck. Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold more than 70,000 kit homes through their mail-order Modern Homes program. Saranac Lake houses known or thought to be kit houses are included in the table below. See also "Little boxes," by Amy Catania, in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise on October 1. 2020.

Kit Houses of Saranac Lake

Old Address	Post-911 Address	Current photo	Kit House Model	Building Name/Notes
72 Bloomingdale Avenue	129 Bloomingdale Avenue	Sarbanes Cottage	Sears Alhambra	Sarbanes Cottage
89 Lake Street	182 Lake Street	89 Lake Street	Sears Strathmore	89 Lake Street
91 Lake Street	194 Lake Street	91 Lake Street	Sears Mayfield	91 Lake Street
117 Lake Street	246 Lake Street	Ayres Cottage 2	Gordon-Van Tine	Ayres Cottage 2
	43 Maryland Avenue
50 Petrova Avenue	62 Petrova Avenue	50 Petrova Avenue	Lustron homes	Worthington Home; Lustron House
51 Petrova Avenue	61 Petrova Avenue	61 Petrova Avenue	Sears Strathmore	51 Petrova Avenue
6 Slater Avenue	67 Slater Avenue	Marquay Cottage	Sears Maytown	Marquay Cottage, TBSBC, TBSWC, USC1925, DIS 1928

Rumored to be Kit Houses

Old Address	Post-911 Address	Current photo	Building Name/Notes
21 Catherine Street	82 Catherine Street	21 Catherine
23 Catherine Street	86 Catherine Street	86 Catherine
21 Neil Street	181 Neil Street	Rankin Cottage	Rankin Cottage
23 Neil Street	177 Neil Street	23 Neil Street.jpg	Van Wert Cottage (1928), Goff Chard (1931), Strauss Cottage (1932); DIS
29 Neil Street	165 Neil Street	29 Neil Street	Wastrain Cottage (1913 — check), Hein Cottage (1928)
1 South Fairview Avenue	9 Saint Hill Lane	1 South Fairview Avenue	The Collingwood
89 Park Avenue	192 Park Avenue	McBean Cottage	Eger Cottage (1929), McBean Cottage (1950); [[[DIS]]]

External links:

Sears Archives - Homes

Arts-Crafts.com Gordon–Van Tine homes

Wikipedia - Sears Catalog Home

University of Maryland - Kit homes