Aurora: a self-guided tour booklet of Sears homes is available from the Planning Department. Visit www.aurora-il.org for information.
Carlinville: “Standard Addition” nine square blocks of 152 Sears homes erected for miners at the Standard Oil Company mine. Visit www.carlinvillechamber.com/sears.html for information.
Elgin: Two local mail-order home surveys and rare mail-order catalogs from multiple companies are available at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Avenue. Visit www.gailborden.info and click on “research photographs, Illinois Digital Archives” for information.
Libertyville: Cook Memorial Public Library District has a reference book of materials about the town’s mail-order homes, in addition to various other titles. Visit www.cooklib.org for information.
Bay City, Michigan: The Bay County Historical Society has information about area mail-order home manufacturers. Visit www.bchsmuseum.org for information.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan: Clarke Historical Library, University of Central Michigan, holds sales records from the Aladdin Company. Visit clarke.cmich.edu for information.
Birmingham, England: Austin Village, built in 1917 by Herbert Austin to house munitions workers at Longbridge during World War 1.
Hopewell, Virginia: Aladdin Village, 294 homes built for Dupont Company workers. Visit www.hopewellva.gov for information.
Laramie, Wyoming: University of Wyoming American Heritage Center has a large collection of Montgomery Ward mail-order home catalogs. Visit ahc.uwyo.edu for information.