What style of home would you say this is?
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MaryStLouis on Mar 30, 2015I think it's a simpler version of a foursquare, lacking the usual half story above and a central dormer. The double hip roof design stamps it as a bungalow or foursquare, especially knowing when it was built.Helpful Reply
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Jean Thompson on Mar 30, 2015Yep I agree.Helpful Reply
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Terry on Mar 30, 2015Many homes that look like that ...came mail order from Montgomery Ward or Sears.Helpful Reply
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Terry on Mar 30, 2015House from SearsHelpful Reply
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Terry on Mar 30, 2015Hopefully I can show this house now.Helpful Reply
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Terry on Mar 30, 2015https://www.google.com/search?q=houses+from+sears+pictures&rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS543US543&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=MEEZVd7JN8W5ggTS7oCACQ&ved=0CDgQ7Ak Can not it to work.Helpful Reply
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CK on Mar 30, 2015Terry, your link worked. :-) I too figured it may be a Sears or Montgomery Wards home since it's that age and in the historic district of our town. However I couldn't find the exact floor plan for the house pictured. Years ago I was lucky to find the floor plan etc. for the Montgomery Wards home I grew up in on our ranch. Just in case you're all wondering, hubby and I looked at this house for sale yesterday. It's in a very coveted historic area in our town and would be affordable for us. However, after weighing all the pros and cons (even after almost 30 years of wanting an historic house!) we've decided not to purchase. Our current home, with a very unique multi-level design built in 1961, has tons of windows letting in glorious light....that was one of the big selling features for us....so at least for now, we've decided to stay put ;-)Helpful Reply
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Pete Wells on Mar 30, 2015This is an American Foursquare, porch was originally open..Helpful Reply
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Jody Benge on Mar 30, 2015Pete, I thought that it was a Craftsman Foursquare with the porch originally open. You may just be right however. What was the difference specifically? It was most likely a Sears House.Helpful Reply
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Dee on Mar 30, 2015Craftsman from Sears catalog.Helpful Reply
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Pat on Mar 30, 2015Agree that it is a Craftsman.Helpful Reply
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Jeff C. Keane on Mar 30, 2015I was going to say a simplified prairie, but, the consensus seems to land on some type or other Sears/ Montomery Ward modified American foursquare.Helpful Reply
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Jeff C. Keane on Mar 30, 2015Maybe the Engineering Department of the municipality or county could yield City/county Plans/builder/developer permit info/ owner plans/info. Title Deeds sometimes have an "improvements" note.Helpful Reply
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Jeff C. Keane on Mar 30, 2015Also, you can check The Survey plans for clues/ leads as well as historical committees.Helpful Reply
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CK on Mar 30, 2015Yup, it's most likely a Craftsman. Jody above mentioned that the porch was probably open at some point in time. I suspected that too, but the porch floor has the same oak hardwood that the adjoining living room has. Also the same crown moulding as the living room. Plus going into that area from the living room and the entryway there are French doors (single from the entryway, double from the living room). Would they have taken that much care on an open/exposed porch? I have seen homes with a very similar floor plan where the porch is open. I'm suspecting that even originally when this was built, it may have had an "enclosed porch option" in the floor plan for cold climates like here in the Upper Midwest. Whatda y'all think of that possibility?Helpful Reply
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Jody Benge on Mar 31, 2015You may well be right Connie, about the enclosed porch option. I agree that if it was originally open that most people would not have gone to the expense that you mentioned with flooring and French doors. Also if an open porch had later been converted to a closed in model, the flooring and the crown molding would not have matched or the owners would have had to change the flooring in the living room as well. That just would not have happened, as the expense would have been too great!. It would be great to be able to find either an old or a reproduction of the old Sears Catalog that sold the homes. I have two different years reproductions in my antique store, and will look at them a little later. However, I do not remember seeing any homes in them for sale. I suspect that the homes were in a specialized catalog. I also looked at the link that was provided, but obviously this exact home was not there. I understand why you did not purchase this house, but it definitely could be a gem with some tender loving care. I do know that certain areas of Chicago had many of these homes, but I also remember a specific house that was only a block away from me when I was growing up in the 50's and 60's, that looked just like this, but the porch was open, and this was in Davenport, Iowa. I could probably spend some time when I visit there and find many others that are similar. Also, the people who had the house constructed (put together) could have hired a contractor and had the enclosed porch built at the time of construction and that would explain why everything matched perfectly. Sorry, got carried away here, but I love homes, antiques, everything of this time period.Helpful Reply
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Rhonda D on Jun 12, 2015If you can find any open beams... ie. in the attic, crawl space, basement ~look for the American Foursquare stamp or numbering system stamped onto the timbers. I own an American Foursquare in Bowie, MD and have found the stamps. Good luck.Helpful Reply
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Debra on Jun 12, 2015is it a SEARS catalog house by chance??Helpful Reply
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