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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	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

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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'''
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911 Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Kit House Model'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''
+|-
+|72 Bloomingdale Avenue||129 Bloomingdale Avenue||[[File:Sarbanes Cottage.jpg|thumb|[[Sarbanes Cottage]]]]||[[File:Alhambra.jpg|thumb|300px|Sears Alhambra ]]||[[Sarbanes Cottage]]
+|-
+|[[89 Lake Street]]||182 Lake Street||[[File:89 Lake Street.jpg|thumb|[[89 Lake Street]]]]||[[File:Strathmore.jpg|thumb|[http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1935-Sears/Strathmore.htm Sears Strathmore] ]]||[[89 Lake Street]]
+|-
+|91 Lake Street||194 Lake Street||[[File:91 Lake Street.jpg|thumb|[[91 Lake Street]]]]||[[File:Sears Berwyn.jpg|thumb|300px|Sears Mayfield ]]||[[91 Lake Street]]
+|-
+|[[117 Lake Street]]||246 Lake Street||[[File:Ayres Cottage 2.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Ayres Cottage 2]]]]||[[File:Gordon-Van Tine house.jpg|thumb|300px|Gordon-Van Tine]]||[[Ayres Cottage 2]]
+|-
+| ||43 Maryland Avenue|| || ||
+|-
+|[[50 Petrova Avenue]]||62 Petrova Avenue||[[File:50 Petrova Avenue.jpg|thumb|[[50 Petrova Avenue]]]]||[[File:Lustron page.jpg|thumb|300px|Lustron homes]]||[[Worthington Home]]; [[Lustron House]]
+|-
+|51 Petrova Avenue||61 Petrova Avenue||[[File:61 Petrova Avenue.jpg|thumb|[[61 Petrova Avenue]]]]||[[File:Strathmore2.jpg|thumb|[http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1935-Sears/Strathmore.htm Sears Strathmore] ]]||[[51 Petrova Avenue]]
+|-
+|6 Slater Avenue||67 Slater Avenue||[[File:Marquay Cottage.jpg|thumb|[[Marquay Cottage]]]]||[[File:Maytown.jpg|thumb|300px|Sears Maytown ]]||[[Marquay Cottage]], [[TBSBC]], [[TBSWC]], [[USC1925]], [[DIS]] 1928
-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'''{|
+'''Rumored to be Kit Houses'''
-<tbody>|-\n|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911%20Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Kit House Model'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''|\n|-\n|72 Bloomingdale Avenue||129 Bloomingdale Avenue||[[File:Sarbanes%20Cottage.jpg|Sarbanes%20Cottage.jpg]]]]||[[File:Alhambra.jpg|thumb||Sears Alhambra ]]||[[Sarbanes%20Cottage|Sarbanes Cottage]]|\n|-\n|[[89%20Lake%20Street|89 Lake Street]]||182 Lake Street||[[File:89%20Lake%20Street.jpg|89%20Lake%20Street.jpg]]]]||[[File:Strathmore.jpg|thumb|[[http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1935-Sears/Strathmore.htm|Sears Strathmore]]| ]]||[[89%20Lake%20Street|89 Lake Street]]|\n|-\n|91 Lake Street||194 Lake Street||[[File:91%20Lake%20Street.jpg|91%20Lake%20Street.jpg]]]]||[[File:Sears%20Berwyn.jpg|thumb||Sears Mayfield ]]||[[91%20Lake%20Street|91 Lake Street]]|\n|-\n|[[117%20Lake%20Street|117 Lake Street]]||246 Lake Street||[[File:Ayres%20Cottage%202.jpg|Ayres%20Cottage%202.jpg]]]]||[[File:Gordon-Van%20Tine%20house.jpg|thumb||Gordon-Van Tine ]]||[[Ayres%20Cottage%202|Ayres Cottage 2]]|\n|-\n| ||43 Maryland Avenue|| || || |\n|-\n|[[50%20Petrova%20Avenue|50 Petrova Avenue]]||62 Petrova Avenue||[[File:50%20Petrova%20Avenue.jpg|50%20Petrova%20Avenue.jpg]]]]||[[File:Lustron%20page.jpg|thumb||Lustron homes ]]||[[Worthington%20Home|Worthington Home]]; [[Lustron%20House|Lustron House]]|\n|-\n|51 Petrova Avenue||61 Petrova Avenue||[[File:61%20Petrova%20Avenue.jpg|61%20Petrova%20Avenue.jpg]]]]||[[File:Strathmore2.jpg|thumb|[[http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1935-Sears/Strathmore.htm|Sears Strathmore]]| ]]||[[51%20Petrova%20Avenue|51 Petrova Avenue]]|\n|-\n|6 Slater Avenue||67 Slater Avenue||[[File:Marquay%20Cottage.jpg|Marquay%20Cottage.jpg]]]]||[[File:Maytown.jpg|thumb||Sears Maytown ]]||[[Marquay%20Cottage|Marquay Cottage]], [[TBSBC|TBSBC]], [[TBSWC|TBSWC]], [[USC1925|USC1925]], [[DIS|DIS]] 1928|\n</tbody>
+{| class="wikitable"
-|}
+|-
+|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911 Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''
+|-
+|[[21 Catherine Street]]||82 Catherine Street||[[File:21 Catherine.jpg|thumb|[[21 Catherine]]]]||
+|-
+|[[23 Catherine Street]]||86 Catherine Street||[[File:86 Catherine.jpg|thumb|[[86 Catherine]]]]||
+|-
+|[[21 Neil Street]]||181 Neil Street||[[File:Rankin Cottage.jpg|thumb|[[Rankin Cottage]]]]||[[ Rankin Cottage]]
+|-
+|[[23 Neil Street]]||177 Neil Street||[[File:23 Neil Street.jpg|thumb|[[23 Neil Street.jpg]]]]||Van Wert Cottage (1928), Goff Chard (1931), Strauss Cottage (1932); [[DIS]]
+|-
+|[[29 Neil Street]]||165 Neil Street||[[File:29 Neil Street.jpg|thumb|[[29 Neil Street]]]]||Wastrain Cottage (1913 — check), Hein Cottage (1928)
+|-
+|[[1 South Fairview Avenue]]||9 Saint Hill Lane||[[File:1 South Fairview Avenue.jpg|thumb|[[1 South Fairview Avenue]]]]||[[File:The Collingwood.jpg|thumb|[http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1935-Sears/Collingwood.htm The Collingwood] ]]
+|-
+|[[89 Park Avenue]]||192 Park Avenue||[[File:McBean Cottage.jpg|thumb|[[McBean Cottage]]]]||Eger Cottage (1929), [[McBean Cottage]] (1950); [[[DIS]]]
-'''Rumored to be Kit Houses'''{|
-<tbody>|-\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>
 |}
 '''External links:'''
-[[http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/index.htm|Sears Archives - Homes]]
+[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://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]]
+[[Wikipedia:Sears_Catalog_Home|Wikipedia - Sears Catalog Home]]
-[[http://www.lib.umd.edu/NTL/kithomes.html|University of Maryland - Kit homes]]
+[http://www.lib.umd.edu/NTL/kithomes.html University of Maryland - Kit homes]