Our recent story on the potential for finding houses in Mansfield which were purchased from Sears, Roebuck & Company generated a good amount of online comment and the sharing of actual house locations. That post can be read here: Hey, I Saw Your House In A Catalog: Sears Houses In Mansfield.

And, as it turns out, these types of houses can be found in many corners of Richland County.

Houses which were shared as being the actual article include (known Sears house styles noted in parenthesis):

1980 Middle Bellville Road

148 Main Street, Lucas

158 Main Street, Lucas

160 Main Street, Lucas

560 South Main, Mansfield (Americus)

641 Arlington, Mansfield (Barrington)

408 W. Sixth St., Mansfield (Hamilton)

37 Sherman Street, Mansfield (Hamilton)

560 Arlington, Mansfield

79 Stewart Avenue, Mansfield

151 W. Raleigh, Mansfield

334 Oak Hill Place, Mansfield (Fullerton)

71 Glenwood Blvd., Mansfield

187 Euclid Avenue, Mansfield

122 Parkwood Blvd., Mansfield

49 Grand Blvd., Shelby

454 Parnell, Mansfield

Readers also shared the following possible locations:

Berry House near Malabar Farm

Several houses on Elmwood Drive

One reader sent in a link to an archive of Sears houses, showing each of the house styles, sorted by date. The site also includes a narrative history on the houses and additional information. It can be accessed here.

If you know of a Sears or other catalog or “kit” house other than those listed above, please share with us at: [email protected]. We are conveying all of this information to the new Richland Preservation Action Group, and through them to the Richland County Historical Society.

Many thanks from 1812Blockhouse to our readers!

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