The Amherst - 3BR 2.5BA

The Amherst is a three bedroom, two and a half bathroom, two-story, single family home for your Sims on a 30X30 Lot.

Inside you will find:
- Formal living and dining rooms.
- Efficiency kitchen with attached half bathroom.
- Extra room furnished as a library/study.
- Spacious master suite which includes a private bathroom.
- Two additional bedrooms.
- A combination of modern and traditional furnishings.

Outside you will find:
- Driveway that fits two cars.
- Colorful landscaping
- Back Patio


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Note:
This home was inspired by a real home plan from the 1935 Sears Honor-Built Catalog. I have done my best to update the homes to our modern standards, however, you may find that some of the homes in this collection have smaller or fewer bathrooms, kitchens, garages, or less open living spaces. This is because I would like to preserve the integrity of the original floor plans.
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What the architect had to say about this home in 1935:

"With its Colonial front doorway, iron railed stoop... this home is an attractive realization of these factors which are favored in better suburban and city home developments today. Some home builders prefer these homes of brick, others of siding. The Amherst is a good example of satisfactory results achieved by using both materials... The rear wall is treated full height with brick, while both gables have wide bevel siding.

Not only does the exterior conform to extensively popular tastes but the floor plan too, is a splendid conception of practical arrangement. Note the nice balance of the first floor rooms as well as a direct passage from the front hall through the kitchen. Soap and water close by in the lavatory when you finish the weekly clean-up of basement or yard.

That quiet corner where you can balance the family budget or get the “meat” from your favorite book, will be found in the library space at rear of the living room. The size of the kitchen might indicate a crowded condition but plenty of space has been designed for all equipment and it really is a step-saving, efficient work center.Each bedroom has two or more windows located to provide cross ventilation. "


About the 1935 Sears Honor-Built Homes:

"Honor Bilt Sears homes were known throughout the US as well-made, comfortable, and affordable... styles range from bungalows and small Tudor style cottages to homes influenced by some of the modern trends of the times. The Honor Bilt homes were part of a profitable business model shared by Aladdin and other home manufacturers. Each home was packaged pre-cut and then shipped to the location. The homeowner could literally build his own home from the materials sent. Instructions were included... [Now] these kit homes are being sought by home buyers for their charm and quality."
- Antique Homes


Lot Size: 3x3
Lot Price: $61921/38659