On a recent trip to Idaho, I took a day to search for kit homes. I found a handful of Pacific Ready Cut Homes (a regional company based in Los Angeles), but despite 200 miles of driving around Boise, Nampa, Caldwell and nearby areas, I only found this one little Sears Home in Nampa, Idaho.

However, it’s a real beauty, and a spot-on match to the original catalog image. It’s the Sears Argyle and it’s in a historic section of Nampa. I wonder if the owners know what they have?

In the coming days, I’ll post photos of the Pacific Ready Cut Homes that I found in the area.

I’ve also posted below one of the reasons I may not have found as many kit homes as I could have. The views here are spectacular!

Sears Argyle from the Sears Modern Homes catalog

Sears Argyle in Nampa, Idaho!

Close-up of porch detail

Note how the details on this 1910s Argyle have been preserved!

When I took this photo (below) at about 6 pm, I didn’t have much hope it’d look good (as the shadows were so extreme) but it came out beautifully!  These views just take my breath away.