From the Sept. 24, 2015, Northwest Herald (Illinois) "Sears home legacy to be explored at historical society program" by Kurt Begalka.
McHenry County resident Frank Novak doesn't just live in any old house. he lives in a Sears home. Most people don't know it, but at one point in the early 1900s, many Americans were buying their homes from the Sears catalog.
According to sears archives, about 70,000 pre-fabricated "modern homes" were sold between 1908 and 1940, including many in McHenry County.
Architectural historian Rebecca Hunter of Elgin talked about these homes, their impact and continuing legacy at a 2 p.m. Sept. 27 program at the McHenry County Historical Museum in Union. The cost is $5 and includes museum admission for society members and $10 for nonmembers.
--Coothouse
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