There are two new books coming out this fall - one of Watson Guptill's
distributed lines called "PreFab" (ISBN is 0060513586), and the other
from Gibbs Smith called (huh. interesting.) "PreFab" (ISBN 1586851322).
I can't comment on the contents, but it might be worth looking into.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 02:09:49 -0400
From: lorettalorance <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Kit Homes
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Hi, I've done some work in this area but have never head of this =
company. It was probably not a national distributor like Sears or =
Montgomery Ward, correct?
What type of kit home do you mean? The type like Sears made which was
=
pre-cut lumber and then assembled on site. Or, the ones more like =
today's modular homes which were sold by a company called Hodgson? If
=
you haven't had much luck searching these types of homes using kit, try
=
using "prefabricated houses" since that's the proper name for them. =
Often companies would put their name on pieces of lumber or in somewhat
=
obscure places as a form of free advertising. Have you've checked the
=
attic or basement for exposed surfaces?
For research on prefabricated houses there are two main sources: Avery
=
Architectural Index and the Industrial Arts Index. Avery, as you may =
know, is an index of architecture periodicals and is available on-line
=
although you may need a Columbia University ID to access it. I don't =
think the Industrial Arts Index is on-line.
I have a reference to a listing of articles on pre-fab housing but =
haven't seen it: Newell-Emmett Co., NYC, "Prefabricated Housing: =
Bibliography and Briefed Articles from Business, Technical and Consumer
=
Publications, 1927-1940". This is from Burnham Kelly's "The =
Prefabrication of Houses", MIT, 1951, 451.
If you are really ambitious and patient and haven't already, you can =
always go to the local department of building to see when the =
construction permit was given and that should have the type of house on
=
it. You'll need the lot number, etc. Insurance records or real estate
=
tax records may also have this information.
Good luck.
Loretta Lorance
Dear List:
Has anyone heard of a firm called Mircantels(unsure of the exact =
spelling)
out of Leon, New Mexico that manufactured kit homes in the early 20th
century? Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of kit house =
companies?
We are turning to find origin of the historic home on site, any help =
with
our effort would be wonderful.
Thank you in advance,
Carrie Snow, Registrar
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace*
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