A 'wish book' of their own: Historic homes bought from Sears & Roebuck

Hube tells how mail order company once sold kit houses, including 3 standing on Savannah Avenue after a century

Matt Hube, talking to the Bulloch County Historical Society on Jan. 22, 2024, about three houses on Statesboro's Savannah Avenue that started out as Sears, Roebuck & Co. kit homes more than a century ago, displays a photo of #327, which most clearly retains the exterior look of the Starlight, a Sears design with a dormer in front. (AL HACKLE/staff)

Savannah Ave. Sears homes — Matt Hube, talking to the Bulloch County Historical Society on Jan. 22, 2024, about three houses on Statesboro's Savannah Avenue that started out as Sears, Roebuck & Co. kit homes more than a century ago, displays a photo of #327, which most clearly retains the exterior look of the Starlight, a Sears design with a dormer in front. (AL HACKLE/staff)

Savannah Avenue in Statesboro is known for having a few homes of manorial size and antiquarian splendor. But three neighboring houses along the avenue were literally ordered from Sears & Roebuck — prior to assembly and any later modifications.

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