In the early 1900s, Sears Roebuck revolutionized home buying.
Families would send thousands of dollars to Sears and eagerly await the delivery of their new home.
Imagine the excitement as 12,000 pieces of a house arrived by train, ready to be pieced together by the new homeowners..
Nestled in Carlinville, Illinois, lies a unique testament to this era- an entire neighborhood comprising over 150 houses ordered from Sears catalogs.
This place is a collection of homes and a living museum of American history and ingenuity.
Among these homes is one owned by retired teachers, Ben and Mary.
