Sears Catalog Homes (Carlinville, Illinois)

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In the early 1900s Carlinville became the site of a great many Sears Catalog Homes. An entire neighborhood was constructed of the homes and was funded, in 1918, by Standard Oil of Indiana for its mineworkers in Carlinville, at a cost of approximately 1 million dollars. In gratitude, Sears, Roebuck named one of its house models the "Carlin." Today 152 of the original 156 homes still exist, the largest single repository of Sears Catalog Homes in the United States.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Catalog_Homes
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Coordinates:   39°17'28"N   89°52'34"W
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