Riverfront Small Town Has Historic Sears Home For Sale

You never know when little Port Penn, Delaware will come up with a few surprises. With there being so few homes on the market below $200,000, we are proud to present this historic kit built Sears home, c. 1914 in a popular price range, and in such good condition. With updated systems, 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, this Foursquare home at 108 South Congress Street has already attracted a flurry of showings in its first day on the market.

I was at the home looking out the window at the Delaware River earlier today, when a container ship appeared and continued upriver toward Wilmington. You could spend a pleasant time over your morning coffee just looking out of the kitchen windows at the activity on the River!

If you are not familiar with these homes, Sears Catalog Homes (sold under the Sears Modern Homes name) were catalog and kit houses sold primarily through mail order by Sears, Roebuck and Company, an American retailer. Sears reported that more than 70,000 of these homes were sold in North America between 1908 and 1940.^[1] More than 370 different home designs in a wide range of architectural styles and sizes were offered over the program's 33-year history.

Contact Carolyn Roland today to find out more about this historic home for sale in Delaware.