Have you seen this house?

by | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized | 3 comments

These fine-looking bungalows (see below) are in Dupont, Washington. In fact, there are several of these bungalows (built in the early 1910s) in Dupont, Washington.  Today, I’m trying to figure out where I’ve seen this house before, because if I can figure...

Idaho’s Kit Homes

by | Feb 12, 2011 | Uncategorized | 3 comments

Idaho must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. It has everything – mountains, wide-open places, clean mountain streams, crisp clear skies, and trees. Lots of trees. In fact, Boise’s nickname is, “The City of Trees.” Idaho also has a...

Not a Kit House

by | Aug 7, 2010 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Boise has a surprising number of kit homes within the city borders, but this big fancy house at the end of Capitol Blvd is not one of them. When you look at kit homes, you need to think about what a kit home is. These were mail-order kits, that arrived by boxcar in...

Kit Homes in Idaho

by | Aug 6, 2010 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

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...