Friday Fun Fact: A Mail-Order Home?

Amazon might be the first company you think of when it comes to purchase-and-ship products but the original mail-order giant was Sears & Roebuck. In 1908, they offered a groundbreaking concept of offering kit homes through the Sears & Roebuck catalog. Prospective homeowners could effortlessly place an order and get plans and the necessary building materials delivered right to their property. It may seem unconventional by today's standards, but Sears & Roebuck successfully sold thousands of mail-order homes.

Here are some that you could even buy today.