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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.
 
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'''
'''Kit Houses of Saranac Lake'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911%20Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Kit House Model'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''|
|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911 Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Kit House Model'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''
|-
|-
|72 Bloomingdale Avenue||129 Bloomingdale Avenue||[[File:Sarbanes%20Cottage.jpg|Sarbanes%20Cottage.jpg]]]]||[[File:Alhambra.jpg|thumb||Sears Alhambra ]]||[[Sarbanes%20Cottage|Sarbanes Cottage]]|
|72 Bloomingdale Avenue||129 Bloomingdale Avenue||[[File:Sarbanes Cottage.jpg|thumb|[[Sarbanes Cottage]]]]||[[File:Alhambra.jpg|thumb|300px|Sears Alhambra ]]||[[Sarbanes Cottage]]
|-
|-
|[[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]]|
|[[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%20Lake%20Street.jpg|91%20Lake%20Street.jpg]]]]||[[File:Sears%20Berwyn.jpg|thumb||Sears Mayfield ]]||[[91%20Lake%20Street|91 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%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]]|
|[[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|| || || |
| ||43 Maryland Avenue|| || ||  
|-
|-
|[[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]]|
|[[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%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]]|
|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%20Cottage.jpg|Marquay%20Cottage.jpg]]]]||[[File:Maytown.jpg|thumb||Sears Maytown ]]||[[Marquay%20Cottage|Marquay Cottage]], [[TBSBC|TBSBC]], [[TBSWC|TBSWC]], [[USC1925|USC1925]], [[DIS|DIS]] 1928|
|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


|}
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|-
|-
|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911%20Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''|
|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911 Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Current photo'''||'''Building Name/Notes'''
|-
|-
|[[21%20Catherine%20Street|21 Catherine Street]]||82 Catherine Street||[[File:21%20Catherine.jpg|21%20Catherine.jpg]]]]|| |
|[[21 Catherine Street]]||82 Catherine Street||[[File:21 Catherine.jpg|thumb|[[21 Catherine]]]]||  
|-
|-
|[[23%20Catherine%20Street|23 Catherine Street]]||86 Catherine Street||[[File:86%20Catherine.jpg|86%20Catherine.jpg]]]]|| |
|[[23 Catherine Street]]||86 Catherine Street||[[File:86 Catherine.jpg|thumb|[[86 Catherine]]]]||  
|-
|-
|[[21%20Neil%20Street|21 Neil Street]]||181 Neil Street||[[File:Rankin%20Cottage.jpg|Rankin%20Cottage.jpg]]]]||[[Rankin%20Cottage|Rankin Cottage]]|
|[[21 Neil Street]]||181 Neil Street||[[File:Rankin Cottage.jpg|thumb|[[Rankin Cottage]]]]||[[ Rankin Cottage]]
|-
|-
|[[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]]|
|[[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%20Neil%20Street|29 Neil Street]]||165 Neil Street||[[File:29%20Neil%20Street.jpg|29%20Neil%20Street.jpg]]]]||Wastrain Cottage (1913 — check), Hein Cottage (1928)|
|[[29 Neil Street]]||165 Neil Street||[[File:29 Neil Street.jpg|thumb|[[29 Neil Street]]]]||Wastrain Cottage (1913 — check), Hein Cottage (1928)
|-
|-
|[[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]]| ]]|
|[[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%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]]]|
|[[89 Park Avenue]]||192 Park Avenue||[[File:McBean Cottage.jpg|thumb|[[McBean Cottage]]]]||Eger Cottage (1929), [[McBean Cottage]] (1950); [[[DIS]]]


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'''External links:'''
'''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]

Latest revision as of 14:00, 19 February 2026

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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