Re:The McMansion Scale, Explained
by Turing_Machine on Thursday October 20, 2016 @11:17PM
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> But this house was sold to average humans, in contrast to Savile Row suits.
I don't think so. From some not-too-reliable numbers I found in Google (if you have better ones, feel free), the median house price in 1925 was $6,000. This Sears house cost almost 60% of that just for materials. No land, labor, mechanical...
If we apply your 4x adjustment, the Sears house cost about $14,000 as built. That's more than twice the median house price of the day.
I don't think so. From some not-too-reliable numbers I found in Google (if you have better ones, feel free), the median house price in 1925 was $6,000. This Sears house cost almost 60% of that just for materials. No land, labor, mechanical...
If we apply your 4x adjustment, the Sears house cost about $14,000 as built. That's more than twice the median house price of the day.
This was a house for wealthy people.