Yes Virginia, Sears Did Sell Barns
Event Details
WhenWednesday
05/21/2008
7:00 PM
Organization
Palatine Historical Society
Where
Palatine Public Library District,
700 N North Ct,
Palatine, Illinois 60067-8158
County
Cook
Wheelchair Accessible?
Yes
Fee
Free. Open to the Public.
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.
For more information contact Elaine Haren, 847.358.5305.

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