Comments on: 46 years of Aladdin Home catalogs

By: isabel

isabel — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:44:05 +0000

does any recall seeing plans for the 1923 house, “The Rustic”? I can’t seem to find it. Thanks.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:08:09 +0000

My husband and I just bought an Aladdin home Sept ‘08. We fell in love not only with the home but also with the neighborhood built by DuPont in the 1920’s. Our lovely gem of a neighborhood is just outside Nashville,TN. I also found a vintage doorknocker that the Aladdin company gave away as Christmas gifts in 1926!! The one thing I cannot find in the online Aladdin catalogs is a pic of our specific home. I am wondering if the homes built for large companies such as DuPont were not listed in the published catalogs. Does anyone know about this?

By: barb

barb — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:21:02 +0000

i also have natl home built 1957 love it does yours have basement

By: Tikimama

Tikimama — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:11:53 +0000

As if we’d ever leave you Pam! We may get distracted temporarily, but leave here for long and you’re bound to miss out on something amazing! Like this! I’m off to bookmark it now (only because it’s after 1 a.m. and I need to get to bed!).

By: Julie Rogers

Julie Rogers — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:30:25 +0000

Like Eric, I’m a kit-home fan because of my factory-built home. It’s from the National Homes Corp. in Lafayette, Ind., and even has a little plaque showing its number off the assembly line, as it were.
My neighborhood is 44 of these houses.
We’re thinking about traveling to the historical society for the county Lafayette is in to try to find National Homes Corp. catalogs.
To have this resource from Aladdin online is fantastic.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:54:43 +0000

Very cool! I love my kit home but information on the internet is sparse. Mine is a 1952 era Gunnison Magichome. I wish i could find a catalog for it!

By: sablemable

sablemable — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:31:55 +0000

So far, I like 2 plans from 1954: The San Diego, page 4 and The Ventura, page 8. Both have a nice flow.

And, on page 53, check out the pink and gray bathroom!!!!!!!! (I’m feeling faint)

By: Carleton Heights Girl

Carleton Heights Girl — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:29:03 +0000

Wow – what a resource! I know how’ll I’ll be spending the rest of the weekend. Thanks, Pam!

By: Elizabeth Mary

Elizabeth Mary — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:46:46 +0000

I need to find time to go through these. Love the old house catalogs as my last home was a kit house, a stucco demi- bungalow built in 1926. Since realizing it was a kit house I have poured through anything I could find to determine whose kit it was. Maybe I will find it here. How exciting would that be?

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:09:28 +0000

Hello,

I loved this post and even looked up my house on my counties assessor page to see what year built.

I did notice in this post that it said the houses were offered to 1981.
On the library website the catalogs stopped in 1954. I do hope they are incomplete and will get catalogs up until 1981, especially the 1960’s ones.

Robert