This house at 4104 South Norfolk has at least 2 interesting features. The first is the fine chainsaw carving of a lighthouse by Clayton Coss. The second is that the house itself is a kit home ordered from Sears, Roebuck and Company and assembled after delivery. This particular model is the "Westly". I have no date for the construction of this house but the picture is from a 1919 catalog.
Tulsa has quite a number of kit homes. I would guess that the availability of these houses coincided with the boom in housing during the 1920's when the growth of the oil industry spurred a rush of housing in Tulsa. If you are interested in knowing more about these kit homes see the excellent site
Sears Modern Homes. and enter
Tulsa in the search field.
I have seen a number of Lighthouses in my time, but never one made like this - impressive!
ReplyDeleteAnd for mail order houses - double impressive.
Love the steps up to the front door in the 1919 version Bill, imagine buying your house for $1874.00 although in those days that would have been a lot I guess, it's all relative right!
ReplyDeleteLighthouses? Tulsa? I might have seen everything now. Looks like it's lost from Maine.
ReplyDeleteTrès intéressant ce descriptif de cette maison en kit ! Sans oublier l'originalité du phare qui l'embellit encore plus !
ReplyDeleteI love chainsaw carvings and this is a little different twist to the concept.
ReplyDeleteHard to imagine a kit house. The freight must have been high.