CONTENTS
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Pacific Homes 1923 model #385 was copied by Sears and sold as the “Del Rey.”

THE HOUSE THAT CAME ON THE TRAIN

EVOLUTION OF THE MAIL-ORDER HOME CONCEPT

MANUFACTURERS OF MAIL-ORDER HOMES

STYLES AND DESIGNS

THE BUILDER OF MODEST MEANS

MARKETING THE MAIL-ORDER HOME

BOOM AND BUST

THE DEMISE OF THE MAIL-ORDER HOME

PLACES TO VISIT

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

FURTHER READING

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The cover of the 1928 Wardway Homes catalog featured the popular Dutch Colonial “Cambridge” model.