Sears Kits Built Many Homes in the Rural Midwest

Sears Kits Built Many Homes in the Rural Midwest

When she started her search for a house, Amy Balicki didn’t set out to buy a Sears kit home in Downers Grove, Illinois – but she probably should have. That’s because Downers Grove was a prime location for siting Sears homes in the 1920s and 1930s. Now, there are 66 Sears kit homes located in the mid-size town – the fifth highest concentration of kit homes in Illinois, according to Nina Fuscaldo, curator of the Downers Grove Museum. In its heyday…