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Cover of the 1916 catalog of Gordon-Van Tine kit house plans A modest bungalow-style kit house plan offered by Harris Homes in 1920 A Colonial Revival kit home offered by Sterling Homes in 1916 Cover of a 1922 catalog published by Gordon-Van Tine, showing building materials being unloaded from a boxcar Illustration of kit home materials loaded in a boxcar from a 1952 Aladdin catalogue
[6] [7] While better known for their houses, Gordon-Van Tine also provided the plans and materials for pre-cut barns and other farm structures. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Gordon-Van Tine remained in operation until 1946, when it was sold to a Cincinnati salvage firm that liquidated it just as the post–World War II housing boom was beginning.
The MHINCC distinguishes among several types of factory-built housing: manufactured homes, modular homes, panelized homes, pre-cut homes, and mobile homes. From the same source, mobile home "is the term used for manufactured homes produced prior to June 15, 1976, when the HUD Code went into effect."
Pella developers Jeffrey and Tina Ewing filed for bankruptcy, but did not provide needed financial documents, so a judge dismissed their case.
Manufactured homes are built onto steel beams, and are transported in complete sections to the home site, where they are assembled. Wheels, hitch and axles are removed on site when the home is placed on a permanent foundation. Mobile homes, or trailers, are built on wheels, and can be pulled by a vehicle.
The MHI hosts trade conferences, coordinates lobbying before the United States Congress and state legislatures on issues relating to manufactured housing, [1] [2] compiles and publishes data relating to industry sales [3] and provides marketing and public relations support to raise the awareness of manufactured housing. [4] [5]
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