By now, most people are aware that companies such as Sears Roebuck, Gordon-Van Tine and Aladdin sold houses in mail order catalogs. Less known is the fact that five of the major mail order house companies also sold barns and other farm buildings from 1909-1936. The largest number and variety of such buildings were sold before 1920, when the majority of the United States population was still rural.

Join architectural historian and mail-order home expert, Rebecca Hunter, as you examine images from catalogs of Sears, Wards, Gordon-Van Tine Harris Brothers and Aladdin as well as pictures of authenticated mail order barns that are still standing.
Location: Gail Borden Public Library – Main Branch, Elgin Room
More information: https://attend.gailborden.info/event/15613948
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.