It's fascinating News to me that a small cadre of historians and passionate amateurs are on a mission to identify and protect homes made by Sears, Roebuck and Co. - homes that caught on as the U.S.

Once upon a time—way before online shopping—you could order just about everything you needed from the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog—including a house. In the early 20th century, the massive Sears ...

Before Walmart and long before anyone dreamed of Amazon’s “Prime Day,” there was Sears, Roebuck & Co. The company’s famous catalog brought everything from washing machines to entire mail-order houses ...

The city of Hackensack has reached a settlement agreement in its dispute with the parent company of Sears concerning redevelopment of the retailer’s historic building on Main Street. Under the ...

Long before Amazon and internet shopping, you could buy almost anything from a mail-order catalog. Clothing, furniture, jewelry, toys, plant seeds. Even homes. From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick ...

Sears and Roebuck knew how to reach customers in the far corners of the country -- decades before the Internet. By the turn of the 20 th century, Sears had taken advantage of the nationwide rail ...