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2. Pole building framing - Wikipedia

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   Poles, from which these buildings get their name, are natural shaped or round wooden timbers 4 to 12 inches (100 to 300 mm) in diameter. [4] The structural frame of a pole building is made of tree trunks, utility poles, engineered lumber or chemically pressure-treated squared timbers which may be buried in the ground or anchored to a concrete slab.

3. Kit houses in Michigan - Wikipedia

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   Excerpt from an Aladdin Company brochure demonstrating how a kit house could be shipped from their Bay City headquarters in a single railway box car (1952). Aladdin advert in Popular Mechanics, 1908. Kit houses in Michigan were a type of housing that was largely developed in the US state of Michigan throughout the first half of the 20th century.

4. The Aladdin Company - Wikipedia

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   Sometimes referred to as Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses, the company was the first to offer a true kit house composed of precut, numbered pieces. [1] Its primary competitors were Montgomery Ward and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears Modern Homes) in the US and Eaton's in Canada. Two other kit home manufacturers, Lewis and Sterling, were also based in Bay ...

5. Sears Modern Homes - Wikipedia

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   That year, the Aladdin Company of Bay City, Michigan, offered the first kit homes through mail order. In 1908, Sears issued its first specialty catalog for houses, Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans , featuring 44 house styles ranging in price from US $360 (equal to $12,208 today) – $2,890 (equal to $98,003 today).

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7. Thumb Octagon Barn - Wikipedia

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   The Thumb Octagon Barn is an historic and unique barn located outside Gagetown, Michigan. It was built in 1924 [1] by local businessman James Purdy who hired local builders George and John Munro to construct the barn. Purdy was inspired to build the unique barn when he saw similar barns in Iowa. Purdy sold his farm in 1942.