Yes, Virginia, Sears DID Sell Barns

Event Details

When
11/23/2009 - 6:30pm
Where
Mona's Italian Restaurant
202 N Main St
Toluca, IL, 61369-9431
United States
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County: 
Marshall
Fee: 
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau
Where
Mona's Italian Restaurant
202 N Main St
Toluca, IL, 61369-9431
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Marshall
Fee: 
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau

A Road Scholar Program by Rebecca Hunter

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. In this unique presentation, mail order sleuth Rebecca Hunter offers insight into the development of a new field of study in architectural history. Learn how and where mail order barns were sold.

This event is Free and Open to the public. For more information, please contact Tiffany Moodie, 309.364.2501.