Book of homes gordon van tine by gordon van tine co. With its previous experience in selling millwork and building materials by catalog, it was a natural progression for the. Readycut houses catalog by the gordonvan tine company, davenport, iowa. The nook book ebook of the 117 house designs of the twenties by gordonvan tine co. I have seen another of these houses in cortland, ny, in the stucco. His books are listed in the right column for your convenience. Gordon van tine co 117 house designs of the twenties. I just love that the devonshire in ann arbor is painted the same colors as the house on the cover of the 1931 catalog. Gordonvan tines readycut homes, 1919, gordonvan tine, davenport, iowa this kit home catalog features many bungalow designs with descriptions and summaries of their desirable features. Dover 1992 republication, in association with the athenaeum of philadelphia, of gordon van tine homes, originally published by gordon van tine co.
The cabot by gordonvan tine architectural observer. Gordon van tine, like the other kit house manufacturers, offered a wide range of kit homes in various styles during the first half the 20th century. Dover 1992 republication, in association with the athenaeum of philadelphia, of gordon vantine homes, originally published by gordon vantine co. The devonshire was one of those kit homes that was offered in the wardway catalog, but not in the gordon van tine catalog. Gordonvan tine entered the mail order business by first supplying materials for sears, roebuck and company in 1907. The cabot was available in two different floor plans. Sears catalog kit houses how to identify a sears catalog. Staff 1992, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. Like its competition, gordon van tine was focused on creating a market for its building.
It is reminiscent of many of the arts and crafts style homes in salt lake city, utah. May 05, 2018 the cabot was available in two different floor plans. For identifying marks on gordon van tine catalog homes see notes at montgomery wards kit homes just below. Mar 03, 2016 home architectural research more gordonvan tine southern bungalows. Roberts and company buildings, is a nationally recognized historic district located east of downtown davenport, iowa, united states. In august 2014, i traveled to jacksonville to get photos of two gordon van tine homes that were built sidebyside in the early 1920s and featured in a promotional booklet. Home architectural research more gordonvan tine southern bungalows. There are a few errors in the introduction such as the statement that sears started selling kit homes in 1909. By 1923, the company had additional mills in hattiesburg ms 192047 and chehalis wa. Gordonvan tine continued selling homes through 1945.
Todays post will end our regular thursday craftsmanstyle series, but well have more craftsman posts pop up on an irregular basis because there are just too many great craftsman buildings in mississippi to ignore. Jul 25, 2015 gordon van tine shipped by railroad boxcar, just like sears. More gordonvan tine southern bungalows by elmalvaney on march 3, 2016 9. Mortgages were offered on a limited basis from 1924 to 1931. Jul 02, 2015 a lovely version of the onestory porch model, at 501 s. The roycroft kit home by gordon van tine 1929 schuyler. This page is from the 1936 book of homes by gordonvan tine. See whats coming up next the friends only content will change periodically, so add us to your contact list. Gordon van tine kit homes for 1929 the spencer model sussex. Home plans gordon van tine kit home manufacturers in davenport, iowa. The recipe for a perfectly modern betweenthewars kitchen may be gleaned from illustrations in gordonvan tines book of readycut kit homes. Roberts sawmill 1866 or the gordonvantine companys date of incorporation 1907. From the hattiesburg mill, the company marketed at least one southern homes catalog to complement its full roster of plans for everybody catalogs that also included farm buildings and millwork there is a website dedicated to gordonvan tine and you should check out the page that shows the catalog covers from 18951946. For more information about this company, see dale wolickis gordonvan tine website.
I believe this house was previously misidentified as a sears silverdale. Below is the catalog page from the 19 gordonvan tine book of building plans that shows us their model no. Below is the same house as shown in the 1916 gordonvan tine standard homes catalog. Oct 18, 2017 with roots going back to 1866, the gordonvan tine company took its name from owners horace gordon roberts and harry van tine scott. It became a preeminent early20thcentury supplier of millwork, building materials, and house plans. Jul 16, 2015, daily bungalow, sears catalog, gordon van tine catalog, radford, wm a radford, radford architectural company, kit homes, plan book homes, sears homes, sears modern homes catalog, gordon van tine homes, gvt, gvt homes, sears wallpaper, sears farm buildings, building material, barn testimonials, plan cut homes, ready cut homes, honor bilt, homes of today, modern homes, sears homes. The schuyler model gordon van tine catalog seven gables. Further complicating matters, a handful of other companies, such as the aladdin co. Roberts company, a millwork manufacturer in davenport, iowa. Your gordon van tine home is planned to give you a lifetime of service and satisfaction. An old gordonvan tine kit house and the lovely to look.
This house see picture below was from gordon van tine, a kit home company based in davenport, iowa. Antique homevintage house plans1900 to 1960home styles. The recipe for a perfectly modern betweenthewars kitchen may be gleaned from illustrations in gordonvan tines book of. Schweitzer and davis, in americas favorite homes, hail the aladdin company of bay city, michigan as the pioneer of the twentieth century precut catalog houses. The kit houses were a very popular and successful way to meet the housing demands of the united states population that had increased by nearly 50% in the period 18901910. I just love that the devonshire in ann arbor is painted the same colors as. Roberts sawmill 1866 or the gordon van tine companys date of incorporation 1907. With roots going back to 1866, the gordonvan tine company took its name from owners horace gordon roberts and harry van tine scott. The houses were prefabricated in davenport and shipped all over the. Gordon van tine was supplying the materials for montgomery wards homes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 117 house designs of the twenties.
We want to say thanks by offering content just for you. The nook book ebook of the 117 house designs of the twenties by gordon van tine co. More gordonvan tine southern bungalows preservation in. Sears catalog kit houses how to identify a sears catalog home. Wardway homes, montgomery ward, chicago, illinois 1910 to 1931 actual manufacture of homes was subcontracted to gordonvan tine kit house companies left the business for various economic reasons before, during, and after the great depression. When this relationship ended in 1912 the company immediately began offering its own plan book filled with dozens of options for potential homebuyers. Dover 1992 unabridged republication, in association with the athenaeum of philadelphia, of gordon van tine homes, originally published by gordon van tine co. Imagine traveling to the rail yard to pick up 12,000 pieces of lumber, hardware, nails, shingles, paint and blueprints and transporting all of this to an empty lot, where you would open a 75page stepbystep instruction book and start building yourself a home. It was likely built in late 1909 the house was there in the april 1910 census.
Delivered to the home owners city from a manufacturing facility, each home came virtually complete. Like its competition, gordon van tine was focused on creating a market for its building materials, ready cut houses, and kit homes. The gordonvan tine company was established in 1907 as a subsidiary of u. Below is the catalog page from the 19 gordon van tine book of building plans that shows us their model no. Gordonvan tine hudson kit homes, build your own house. You got blueprints and instruction manuals, just like sears. Fenner factory cut homes, north portland, oregon, provided kit homes between 1912 and 1928. They began by selling construction materials to builders, but by 1910 they offered house plans and became one of the first companies in the united states to.
Cprv kit homes colonial placeriverview civic league. Before ikeas assemblyrequired furniture, there were mailorder catalog kit homes. Gordon van tine kit home manufacturers davenport, iowa. The company was established in 1907 as a building materials distributor in davenport, iowa. Below is the same house as shown in the 1916 gordon van tine standard homes catalog. Dated 12291935 gordon van tine kit homes for the thirties.
Gordonvan tine issued its first house plan book in 1909, and introduced its readycut home line in 1916. Media in category gordon van tine homes 1921 catalog the following 112 files are in this category, out of 112 total. Guide to manufacturers of kit houses how to identify an. Originally founded as a lumber distributor, gordon van tine marketed its own line of readycut homes until the company closed in 1947. Readycut kit homes davenport iowa 1907 perhaps 1912 to 1946. A lovely version of the onestory porch model, at 501 s. Gordonvan tine house plans with images square house plans. Plus and this is a biggie gvt was the front man for montgomery ward homes.
The materials were often topnotch, and nearly 100 years later many of these small, old houses are eagerly sought after. It was on the cover of the 1931 which was the last wardway catalog. When my husband and i were there last week, we found a surfeit of aladdin kit homes, and yet there in the middle of all these aladdin homes, we spotted a. Gordonvan tine company historic district wikipedia. The gordonvan tine company historic district, also known as the u. Aug 26, 2014 imagine traveling to the rail yard to pick up 12,000 pieces of lumber, hardware, nails, shingles, paint and blueprints and transporting all of this to an empty lot, where you would open a 75page stepbystep instruction book and start building yourself a home. Gordonvan tine homes by gordonvan tine co book 1 edition published in 1926 in english and held by 6 worldcat member libraries worldwide.
The gordonvan tine company manufactured precut, mailorder homes in this facility, beginning around 1916. With its previous experience in selling millwork and building materials by catalog, it was a natural progression for the company to expand its operation from millwork to the entire cornucopia of building supplies. See more ideas about kit homes, vintage house plans and. While i was there, i drove around the rest of the city and discovered several kit homes, from several different companies. Note the sidelights flanking the door and the oval decoration above the door. The above information was assembled and provided by rose thornton, a former resident of colonial place who is an expert on sears and other kit homes. Sears catalog homes were sold between 1908 and 1940. I have seen another of these houses in cortland, ny, in the stucco finish one of two siding options, and one somewhatremuddled one in black river, ny, with vinyl siding. See more ideas about kit homes, vintage house plans and house plans. It was listed on the national register of historic places in 2017.
Gordonvan tine shipped by railroad boxcar, just like sears. This house and plan were shown in the 1923 plan book, the books of a thousand homes. Kit homes and houses with premilled and labeled parts were manufactured and sold by. Kit homes, such as those offered by various manufacturers like sears, aladdin, gordon van tine, and dozens more, were designed for affordability.
As you can see from the original catalog picture, it was a fine and spacious home. Gordon van tine kit home manufacturers in davenport, iowa. The gordon van tine company was established in 1907 as a subsidiary of u. In 190607, they appear to be the first to use the precut idea for buildings. Davenport, iowa new acquisitions the daily bungalow has had more than 15 million page views thanks to our friends. A gordonvan tine house and barn in mechanicsburg sears. Itd sure be fun to learn more about the history of kinston, north carolina. An old gordonvan tine kit house and the lovely to look upon.
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