Kit house
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Kit houses, also known as mill-cut houses, pre-cut houses, ready-cut houses, mail order homes, or catalog homes, were a type of housing that was popular in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere in
Cover of the 1916 catalog of Gordon-Van Tine kit house plans
A modest bungalow-style kit house plan offered by Harris Homes in 1920
A Colonial Revival kit home offered by Sterling Homes in 1916
Cover of a 1922 catalog published by Gordon-Van Tine, showing building materials being unloaded from a boxcar
The Aladdin Company
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The Aladdin Company was a pioneer in the pre-cut, mail order home industry. Sometimes referred to as Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses, the company was the first to offer a true kit house composed of precut, n
Kit house
…The largest sellers in Canada were: Canadian Aladdin Co. Ltd. – a branch plant, of the Michigan-based Aladdin Homes, the largest kit home seller in Canada, its Canadian headquarters were located in the Canadian…
1915 magazine ad