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I was visiting with a 92 year old man at the Nursing Home the other day about the old house where he used to live. He said they thought about trying to restore it years ago but it was going to be too expensive. He also told me is was a "Sears Home." He said it was built in 1913 and he bought it when he returned home from the army during the Korean War (1950-53). As you can see it is slowly falling to the ground.

I'm guessing it is model 52 which you can see HERE. There is also more information about Sears prebuilt homes: prices, models and how to order on the link. I didn't have a clue Sears did this. It is estimated they sold over 100,000 homes from 1908-1940.

I can imagine Pa running in from a trip to the outhouse, catalog in hand exclaiming: "Ma, I've found our new home!" Hopefully he hadn't used that page.

Texture is my own. A possible contest entry.