Rebecca Hunter

Rebecca
Hunter
P 847-697-4551
Where
903 Cedar Avenue
Elgin, IL, 60120
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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.
Rebecca Hunter received two master’s degrees from Governors State University and currently serves as an independent researcher on architectural history. She has published two books, Putting Sears Homes on the Map and Sears, Roebuck Book of Barns, and has authored numerous articles. She has taught various subjects for over twenty-five years.