The original builder of our house from back in the 1920's is listed on our deed, and in our local building department's files. It does not say if the house was shopped from a catalog or not. I would start with YOUR local building department and see what records they have.
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Identifying your Old House Builder
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Re: Identifying your Old House Builder
Re: the Charles Anderson house, you might look through deed records and see if an original mechanics lien copy remains on file. We were lucky to find such a document in the county deed records that showed a mechanics lien was written and filed dated Oct. 15, 1888 and the cost of our home was a modest $2,000. The name of the builder is stated (Oscar C. Herrenkind) and it was a spec. house built for the city Auditor (Fort Worth, TX) At least superficially, your house shares some design details similar to published designs by architect George Franklin Barber who sold house plans by mail from his Knoxville. TN offices. Barber was originally from DeKalb, IL and examples of his designs are found throughout the state. As for the builder, often county histories from the early 1900's have biographies of prominent businessmen including builders/contractors.