Tuesday, April 21, 2015

NOLA Catalog Homes





I was recently invited to write a short piece for the Sears Homes of Chicagoland Blog. The entry focuses on catalog homes in New Orleans.

If any of the above houses look familiar, the post may be of interest.

Images above, top to bottom:

Harris Homes. Model 1512. A Plan Book of Harris Homes.  1915. Courtesy Building Technology Heritage Library.

Harris Homes. Model 61/AKA Model 1514. A Plan Book of Harris Homes. 1915. Courtesy Building Technology Heritage Library.

Sears Roebuck Company. Avondale Model. Honor Bilt Modern Homes. Chicago-Philadelphia: Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1921. Courtesy Building Technology Heritage Library.

Aladdin Homes. Pomona Model. Aladdin Homes “Sold by the Golden Rule.” Catalog No. 33. 1921. Courtesy Architectural Trade Catalogs, Southeastern Architectural Archive.

Aladdin Homes. Lamberton Model. Aladdin Homes “Built in a Day.” Catalog No. 32. 1920. Courtesy Architectural Trade Catalogs, Southeastern Architectural Archive.

For additional information, see the Southeastern Architectural Archive's guide, "Catalog Homes."




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