Yes, Virginia, Sears DID Sell Barns
Mail order homes have become a comparatively well-known phenomenon in American architecture. Yet, few people realize that mail order home companies also sold agricultural buildings. Five of America's major marketers of mail order housing also offered barns and farm outbuildings from 1909-1936. Join Rebecca Hunter to explore the development of a new field of study in architectural history, and learn how and where mail order barns were sold.
