The Magnolia

Because of slumping sales in building materials, management at Sears,
Roebuck & Company decided to utilize their profitable catalogue and offer entire homes as kits. Between 1908 and 1940, you could open your Sears catalogue and choose a home. It would be sent to you as a kit via railway car and you could either build it yourself or hire a contractor to build it for you, depending on the building codes of the town where you lived. Everything you needed to build your home was included-right down to the nails and screws! Collectively, these buildings are known as "Craftsman Homes" (their tool line was named after them) and are highly prized for their solid workmanship. Many survive to this day. Because of the house's dimensions, I was not able to duplicate it exactly, but it's pretty darn close!
Enjoy this mansion from the 1918 Sears catalogue. It is partially furnished.
Points of interest include the sun room; sleeping porch on the 2nd floor attached to the master bedroom for those hot Summer nights...(remember...no air conditioning in 1918); the nook at the hearth for wintry nights; and seperate maid's quarters with a stairway leading directly to the kitchen. The Porte Corchere will keep the rain off your Model A Ford and there are large decks off the secondary bedrooms upstairs. Oh...and by the way....In 1918, this house would have cost you $5140.00

for the gorgeous "period" furniture and draperies, visit Taroo at www.tarox4sims2.de and Cathy and Lucas at www.aussietopenders-sims2.com for drapes and the 2 tile sofa of substance and its recolors.

Lot Size: 5x4
Lot Price: 303667

Custom Content by Me:
- Gate recolor
- Elvira0731 
- Elvira0731 
- Ceiling Medallions
- Elvira0731 
- Elvira0731 

Custom Content Included:
- The proper alignment of this wooden miracle can make a room appear longer and slimmer than it really is.   by http://www.simplan.s75.xrea.com
- Georgian Entry Door by phoenix_phaerie
- Georgian French Door by phoenix_phaerie
- Georgian Interior Door by phoenix_phaerie
- Colonial Column by Brace Yourself! Designs by Taroo
- Fancy Wooden Window Fence by naschev
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- AntqueGreenCarpeting by Elvira0731
- Simnuts101 - Le Petit Trianon One Tile Window by simnuts101
- wall column recolor by taroo
- wall column recolor by Taroo
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- medival10 by Taroo
- Elvira0731teenage boys will appreciate this non-fufu look  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731
- Elvira0731  by Elvira0731

Additional Credits: SimPE and the MTS2 community