Gordon Van Tine Kit Homes
An impressive colonial revival kit home offered by sterling homes in 1916.
Gordon van tine kit homes. Atticcatalogcornervanhouseshome decorloftshomemade home decorhomes. See whats coming up next the friends only content will change periodically so add us to your contact list. Gvt was founded in 1866 as a lumber supply company and evolved into a mail order house company about 1909 according to gvt expert dale.
A modest bungalow style kit house plan offered by harris homes in 1920. Kit home manufacturers in davenport iowa. September 25th richmond sears homes rose a lot of fun.
Cover of a 1922 catalog published by gordon van tine showing building materials being unloaded from a boxcar. Delivered to the home owners city from a manufacturing facility each home came virtually complete. Cover of the 1916 catalog of gordon van tine kit house plans.
Kathleen mary parker 1918 bungalow cottage with a full width pergola gordon van tine model no. Gordon van tine homes are not as well known as sears but they were a substantial competitor in the mail order house business. Many of their homes are identical to those offered by gordon van tine.
Gordon van tine homes. Kit homes and houses with pre milled and labeled parts were manufactured and sold by several prominent companies including gordon van tine of iowa. For an in depth account of the history of the company there is no better authority than architectural historian dale wolicki.
The home owner had but to construct the foundation and begin assembling the home from pre cut pieces according to the building instructions. The wardway ready cut kits were sold until 1931. 1920 gordon van tine homes catalog gordon van tine co.
Like its competition gordon van tine was focused on creating a market for its building materials ready cut houses and kit homes. We want to say thanks by offering content just for you. An impressive colonial home gordon van tine 563.
The company was established in 1907 as a building materials distributor in davenport iowa. Since there is always a fondness for coloni. The plain substantial lines the broad shuttered colonial windows the living and sleeping porch all bespeak a house that is built with comfort in mind.
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