Happy Sears Saturday! Although this home has been advertised as a Sears kit home in various real estate listings through the years, it is in fact *not* a Sears Barrington (which would’ve been fitting as this house is located in the town of Barrington). Instead it’s a lookalike model called the Maywood.

Referred to as Wardway Kit Homes, Montgomery Wards, a Chicago company just like Sears Roebuck, sold catalog kit homes from 1910 to 1931. This is one of their models.

While there are slight exterior differences between the two models, the interior floor plans give it away. In the Wardway Maywood there is a clear slight line from the kitchen to the front door while in the Sears Barrington, a wall would block that view. Also the Sears comes with a breakfast nook but in the Wardway that’s where the back door is located. (Thanks to the recent real estate listing for the interior pics)

The last piece of evidence is the 1929 home’s original owners were Donald and Edna Titterton (The family owned it until 1970). What did Donald do for a living? He was a furniture buyer for Montgomery Ward. (Thanks to Sears Homes of Chicagoland for the historical info)

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