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Author(s): Hicks, L. Wayne
Source:
American History. Apr2000, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p38. 5p. 3 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs.

Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
  DOMESTIC architecture; DWELLINGS; HOUSES by Mail (Book); PURCHASING
- Subject Terms:
  ILLINOIS Report Available; DOWNERS Grove (Ill.); UNITED States Report Available
- Abstract:
  Offers a look at the houses in Downers Grove, Illinois, which were bought through the use of Sears catalog. Description of the houses; Sales of Sears homes; Information on the book `Houses by Mail: A Guide to Houses From Sears, Roebuck and Company,' by Katherine Cole Stevenson; Comments from Sears home owners.

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