Kit Houses: Difference between revisions

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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.

Kit Houses of Saranac Lake

Old Address	Post-911 Address	Current photo	Kit House Model
72 Bloomingdale Avenue	129 Bloomingdale Avenue	]]		Sarbanes Cottage\|
89 Lake Street	182 Lake Street	]]	[Strathmore]\| ]]	89 Lake Street\|
91 Lake Street	194 Lake Street	]]		91 Lake Street\|
117 Lake Street	246 Lake Street	]]		Ayres Cottage 2\|
	43 Maryland Avenue
50 Petrova Avenue	62 Petrova Avenue	]]		Worthington Home; Lustron House\|
51 Petrova Avenue	61 Petrova Avenue	]]	[Strathmore]\| ]]	51 Petrova Avenue\|
6 Slater Avenue	67 Slater Avenue	]]		Marquay Cottage, TBSBC, TBSWC, USC1925, DIS 1928\|

Rumored to be Kit Houses

Old Address	Post-911 Address	Current photo
21 Catherine Street	82 Catherine Street	]]
23 Catherine Street	86 Catherine Street	]]
21 Neil Street	181 Neil Street	]]	Rankin Cottage\|
23 Neil Street	177 Neil Street	]]	Van Wert Cottage (1928), Goff Chard (1931), Strauss Cottage (1932); DIS\|
29 Neil Street	165 Neil Street	]]
1 South Fairview Avenue	9 Saint Hill Lane	]]	[Collingwood]\| ]]\|
89 Park Avenue	192 Park Avenue	]]	Eger Cottage (1929), McBean Cottage (1950); [[[DIS\|DIS]]]\|

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[Archives - Homes]

[Gordon–Van Tine homes]

[- Sears Catalog Home]

[of Maryland - Kit homes]

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