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Tracking down Sears Catalog Homes
This Sears 'Magnolia' mail-order house could have been yours for only $6,488! That 1921 price, adjusted for inflation, translates to $86,722 in 2016 dollars. (Image via Wikipedia) This photo shows a Sears 'Magnolia' kit house in Benson, North Carolina. (Photo: Rosemary Thornton; image via Wikipedia)

This Sears 'Magnolia' mail-order house could have been yours for only $6,488! That 1921 price, adjusted for inflation, translates to $86,722 in 2016 dollars. (Image via Wikipedia)
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This Sears "Magnolia" mail-order house could have been yours for only $6,488! That 1921 price, adjusted for inflation, translates to $86,722 in 2016 dollars. (Image via Wikipedia)