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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.<h3> </h3>

'''Kit Houses of Saranac Lake'''
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|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911%20Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Kit House Model'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''|
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|72 Bloomingdale Avenue||129 Bloomingdale Avenue||[[File:Sarbanes Cottage.jpg|Sarbanes Cottage.jpg]]]]||[[File:Alhambra.jpg|thumb||Sears Alhambra ]]||[[Sarbanes%20Cottage|Sarbanes Cottage]]|
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|[[89%20Lake%20Street|89 Lake Street]]||182 Lake Street||[[File:89 Lake Street.jpg|89 Lake Street.jpg]]]]||[[File:Strathmore.jpg|thumb|]][[http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1935-Sears/Strathmore.htm|Sears Strathmore]]| ]]||[[89%20Lake%20Street|89 Lake Street]]|
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|91 Lake Street||194 Lake Street||[[File:91 Lake Street.jpg|91 Lake Street.jpg]]]]||[[File:Sears Berwyn.jpg|thumb||Sears Mayfield ]]||[[91%20Lake%20Street|91 Lake Street]]|
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|[[117%20Lake%20Street|117 Lake Street]]||246 Lake Street||[[File:Ayres Cottage 2.jpg|Ayres Cottage 2.jpg]]]]||[[File:Gordon-Van Tine house.jpg|thumb||Gordon-Van Tine ]]||[[Ayres%20Cottage%202|Ayres Cottage 2]]|
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| ||43 Maryland Avenue|| || || |
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|[[50%20Petrova%20Avenue|50 Petrova Avenue]]||62 Petrova Avenue||[[File:50 Petrova Avenue.jpg|50 Petrova Avenue.jpg]]]]||[[File:Lustron page.jpg|thumb||Lustron homes ]]||[[Worthington%20Home|Worthington Home]]; [[Lustron%20House|Lustron House]]|
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|51 Petrova Avenue||61 Petrova Avenue||[[File:61 Petrova Avenue.jpg|61 Petrova Avenue.jpg]]]]||[[File:Strathmore2.jpg|thumb|]][[http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1935-Sears/Strathmore.htm|Sears Strathmore]]| ]]||[[51%20Petrova%20Avenue|51 Petrova Avenue]]|
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|6 Slater Avenue||67 Slater Avenue||[[File:Marquay Cottage.jpg|Marquay Cottage.jpg]]]]||[[File:Maytown.jpg|thumb||Sears Maytown ]]||[[Marquay%20Cottage|Marquay Cottage]], [[TBSBC|TBSBC]], [[TBSWC|TBSWC]], [[USC1925|USC1925]], [[DIS|DIS]] 1928|

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'''Rumored to be Kit Houses'''
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|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911%20Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''|
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|[[21%20Catherine%20Street|21 Catherine Street]]||82 Catherine Street||[[File:21 Catherine.jpg|21 Catherine.jpg]]]]|| |
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|[[23%20Catherine%20Street|23 Catherine Street]]||86 Catherine Street||[[File:86 Catherine.jpg|86 Catherine.jpg]]]]|| |
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|[[21%20Neil%20Street|21 Neil Street]]||181 Neil Street||[[File:Rankin Cottage.jpg|Rankin Cottage.jpg]]]]||[[Rankin%20Cottage|Rankin Cottage]]|
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|[[23%20Neil%20Street|23 Neil Street]]||177 Neil Street||[[File:23 Neil Street.jpg|23 Neil Street.jpg]]]]||Van Wert Cottage (1928), Goff Chard (1931), Strauss Cottage (1932); [[DIS|DIS]]|
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|[[29%20Neil%20Street|29 Neil Street]]||165 Neil Street||[[File:29 Neil Street.jpg|29 Neil Street.jpg]]]]||Wastrain Cottage (1913 — check), Hein Cottage (1928)|
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|[[1%20South%20Fairview%20Avenue|1 South Fairview Avenue]]||9 Saint Hill Lane||[[File:1 South Fairview Avenue.jpg|1 South Fairview Avenue.jpg]]]]||[[File:The Collingwood.jpg|thumb|]][[http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1935-Sears/Collingwood.htm|The Collingwood]]| ]]|
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|[[89%20Park%20Avenue|89 Park Avenue]]||192 Park Avenue||[[File:McBean Cottage.jpg|McBean Cottage.jpg]]]]||Eger Cottage (1929), [[McBean%20Cottage|McBean Cottage]] (1950); [[[DIS|DIS]]]|

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'''External links:'''

[[http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/index.htm|Sears Archives - Homes]]

[[http://www.arts-crafts.com/archive/kithome/gordonvantinehomes.shtml|Arts-Crafts.com Gordon–Van Tine homes]]

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Catalog_Home|Wikipedia - Sears Catalog Home]]

[[http://www.lib.umd.edu/NTL/kithomes.html|University of Maryland - Kit homes]]