Rebecca Hunter
Mail-order homes were popular from the early 1900s to the early 1950s. These homes were precut to order, using top quality materials that were purchased in bulk then cut to the exact size at the mill and shipped to the buyer.
The buyer typically would hire a builder to put the materials, which were numbered, together. This process would save an estimated 30 percent in costs. There was no need for an architect and there was no waste from miscuts and wrong measurements. Even now, there are several newer Evanston upper bracket homes that were partially constructed at the mill. The Smart Home at the Museum of Science and Industry was built off-site.
Sears Roebuck is a name often associated with mail-order homes but there were about a half-dozen companies that specialized in pre-cut homes, including Montgomery Ward.
Following is a list of Evanston mail-order homes provided by historical architectural researcher, Rebecca Hunter.
MODEL ADDRESS COMPANY
WESTLY 1733 Brown Sears
Clyde 1801 Brown Sears
Lynhaven 912 Brown Sears
Lynhaven 2021 Brown Sears
?* 1405 Brummel Sears
Verona * 2815 Colfax Sears
Berwyn 2336 Cowper Sears
non-Sears? 1611 Dodge ?
Rodessa 2046 Dodge Sears
H 1510 1815 Emerson Harris Bros
Westly 2315 Emerson Sears
Alden * 2108 Harrison Sears
Berwyn 3242 Harrison Sears
Mitchell 3304 Harrison Sears
Collingwood 2103 Maple ?
Colchester* 2000 Noyes Sears
Barrington 3012 Park Pl Sears
Ardara * 2405 Payne Sears
Argyle 2407 Payne Sears
Argyle * 2105 Pioneer Sears
Lustron 02 2320 Prospect Lustron
H 1502 2411 Prospect Harris Bros
Normandy 2412 Prospect Sears
Van Dorn 2437 Prospect Sears
Van Dorn 2441 Prospect Sears
Vallonia 2507 Prospect Sears
G 522 2321 Ridgeway Gordon-Van Tine
Osborn 2430 Ridgeway Sears
Osborn 2121 Simpson Sears
Osborn 2421 Simpson Sears
Kilbourne 2436 Simpson Sears
Martha Washington 3340 Thayer Sears
Belmont 1008 Wesley Sears
Today’s Closed Properties
2114 Dobson – Evanston – $150,000 (foreclosure)
135 Clyde – Evanston – $249,000 (foreclosure)
1500 Oak #2E – Evanston – $315,000
900 Chicago #705 – Evanston – $400,000 (foreclosure)
2229 Harrison – Evanston – $479,500
807 Forest – Wilmette – $650,000
1718 Bowling Green – Lake Forest – $745,000
2122 Orrington – Evanston – $815,000
2339 Cowper – Evanston – $850,000
501 Monroe – Glencoe – $925,000
865 Church – Lake Forest – $1,425,000
206 Cumberland – Kenilworth – $2,256,250
Under Contract – (list price=LP)
2028 Dodge – Evanston – $147,000 LP
1240 Park – Highland Park – $149,900 LP
834 Seward#308 – Evanston – $199,000 LP
1720 Greenwood – Evanston – $229,000 LP
1695 Second – Highland Park – $235,000 LP
8023 Lincoln – Skokie – $240,000 LP
900 Chicago #311 – Evanston – 300,000 LP
550 Sterling – Kenilworth – $380,000 LP
208 Wood – Wilmette – $399,000 LP
2714 Crawford – Evanston – $439,000 LP
2415 Lawndale – Evanston – $500,000 LP
140 Wooded – Lake Forest – $969,000 LP
340 Woodland – Lake Bluff – $1,138,000 LP
780 Hunter – Lake Forest – $2,195,000 LP
35 Green Bay – Lake Forest – $3,995,000 LP
Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period April 15, 2009 through April 16, 2009. Listing and solds by various Participants of MRED
For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com
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