The Montgomery Ward Westmont "Ranks High in Public Favor"

The Westmont model from Montgomery Ward "ranks high in public favor", according to the 1931 Wardway Homes catalog. 

"People used to believe that a home of modest cost must be square as a box and just as uninteresting. But clever modern architects are telling an entirely different story and PROVING IT! For instance, here is the Westmont--picturesque, charming, quaint as an English cottage, modern as a New York apartment, and the price--well it is almost unbelievably low."

(I love the enthusiasm of the Wards copywriter,but he/she really needed an editor.)

Terry Spenks attended a presentation on Sears homes I gave recently, and sent me these photos she took of two neighboring Westmonts in Peoria. 

418 W. Lawndale, Peoria. Photo courtesy of Terry Spenks.

The Westmont model from Montgomery Ward.

 

502 W. Lawndale, Peoria. This Westmont is a reversed floor plan. Photo courtesy of Terry Spenks.

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Floor plan of the Westmont. The house had four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

 

I found some photos of the house at 502 W. Lawndale.

The original door of the house at 502 W. Lawndale. According to the catalog, this is an "interesting plank door with [a] small diamond-paned window and iron strap hinges". Photo from Realtor site.

 

Photo from Realtor site.

Photo from Realtor site.

There were many arched openings in the Westmont. Here is the small window by the stairs. Photo from Realtor site.

Photo from Realtor site.

The broom closet off the kitchen now houses a refrigerator. Photo from Realtor site.

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