Between 1908 and 1940 Sears sold more than 70,000 ready-to-assemble houses all across the United States. All the necessary materials were shipped in a railroad boxcar. A step-by-step instruction book came with it. Often family and friends would come together to erect the house.
On June 15, 1919, her 16th birthday, Norma Walther married William C. Fawcett. This house was her wedding present.
The style is "The Crescent". The plans, and more about it can be found at http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/images/1921-1926/1921_3086.jpg
W. C. Fawcett's father W. A. owned the Fawcett Furniture Company on Water Street. That building is a Kerrville landmark. Its history can be found at
http://kerrhistory.blogspot.com/2012/05/fawcett-furniture-building.html
The Fawcetts lived here until 1950. After a couple of different owners, Mrs. Margaret Gillentine bought it in 1952. Her descendants still own the house.
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