List of Lustron houses explained

This is a list of notable Lustron houses. A Lustron house is a home built using enameled metal. There were about 2500 prefabricated homes built in this manner.[1]

Numerous Lustron houses have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lustron houses

Notable surviving Lustron houses include:

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Algonquin

Arlington Heights

Aurora

Bedford Park

Belleville

Belvidere

Bloomington

Brookfield

Champaign-Urbana

Des Plaines

Geneva

German Valley

Havana

Highland

Jacksonville

Leland

Lincolnshire

Litchfield

Lombard

Macomb

McHenry

Mendota

Palatine

Peotone

Princeton

Rockford

Salem

Skokie

Springfield

Sycamore

West Chicago

Wilmette

Yorkville

Indiana

Lustron House, 49 Maple St, Danville, IN 46122

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Kentucky boasts some 36 remaining examples of Lustron houses. These homes were said to "provide new and richer experiences for the whole family, where mother has far more hours, youngsters have far fewer worries, and far more leisure for dad."

http://www.lustronpreservation.org/lustron-library

Louisiana

New Orleans

Over a dozen Lustron houses known to have been constructed in New Orleans, about half still existed as of February 2019, some in substantially altered condition. All documented Lustron houses erected in New Orleans were Winchester models. A possibly unique "double bungalow" constructed of two Lustron houses joined together is located at 9412-14 Stroelitz Street.[5]

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

There are a number of Lustron houses located in Brentwood. Many of them are original and many of them have been sided, have additions, or have had the windows replaced with vinyl. There are also 3 in St. Charles, Missouri that are all owned by the same owner, and one next to I-70 in Wentzville. There is also one in Velda Village Missouri and two in St. Louis City on McDonald in the Tower Grove South neighborhood, No. 00804.

There are also 5 Lustron homes in the Kansas City area near 85th and Wornall Road. One of them was the display model and residence of the local sales representative. Local legend says that the salesman came home one day and told his wife that he no longer had a job because the company was bankrupt, but they still had their house.

In Kansas City there are at least 10 or more. This includes the Kansas City suburbs. In south Kansas City there are at least 6 in a mile radius. Three together on one street. Two are found north of Kansas City in Cameron.

Nebraska

New Jersey

New York

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North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Northwest

Northeast

Central

Southwest

Southeast

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

West Virginia

There are at least four of these homes in the Kanawha City section of Charleston, WV, and four located in the Morgantown, WV area.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin received about 100 or so Lustron homes, built between 1948 and 1950.

Appleton

Beloit

Black River Falls

Burlington

Eau Claire

Fond du Lac

Green Bay

Hillsboro

Kenosha

La Crosse

Lake Geneva

Madison

Marshall

Menasha

Middleton

7120 North Ave, Middleton, WI Yellow.

Milwaukee

In Milwaukee, 15 Lustron homes survive, as of 2014, in a cluster around Lincoln Creek north of Capitol Drive and Cooper Park. These are mostly the Winchester model, but the home at 5520 W. Philip Pl., which has a "unique blue and yellow color scheme, is almost certainly one of the early Esquire “demonstration” homes, which first appeared in 1946."[37]

Monona

Mount Horeb

New Glarus

Oshkosh

Portage

1125 West Wisconsin St, Portage, WI

Shullsburg

Verona

Waterford

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Closter to weigh development plan including donation of history-rich home. NorthJersey.com.
  2. Web site: 2019-09-17 . Rare Arlington Heights Lustron home meets wrecking ball . 2022-04-07 . Daily Herald . en-US.
  3. Lustron house saved by relocating; Alexandra Newman; Chesterton Tribune, 7/11/2003
  4. Web site: Grant funding fuels documentation of Lustron houses and other historic treasures in Louisiana . March 2022 .
  5. http://southeasternarchitecture.blogspot.com/2015/05/concrete-steel-1946-50.html Concrete & Steel 1946-1950
  6. Web site: 304 Center St, Dowagiac, MI 49047. 2021-06-22. realtor.com®. en.
  7. Web site: Road Trip Across Michigan . David A. Keeps . May 11, 2009.
  8. Book: Fetters, Thomas . 2006 . The Lustron Home: The History of a Postwar Prefabricated Housing Experiment . McFarland & Company . 978-0-7864-2655-3 . 945186803.
  9. Web site: 3060 Lakewood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 MLS #3260037 Zillow. Inc.. Zillow. www.zillow.com. en. 2018-09-13.
  10. Web site: Ann Arbor's Steel Houses Ann Arbor District Library. aadl.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  11. Web site: Lustron Locator Map . 2023-02-18 . The Lustron Locator.
  12. Web site: 2022 Lakeway Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 Zillow.
  13. Web site: Runyan. Robin. 2017-12-21. Live in a 1950 Lustron steel home, yours for $120K. 2021-06-22. Curbed Detroit. en.
  14. Web site: 2018-01-11. A Look Inside Rare Lustron Home for Sale in Oak Park • Oakland County Times. 2021-06-22. Oakland County Times. en-US.
  15. Web site: Redfin . 1007 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912 | MLS# 5693670 . US-MN . Redfin . 2022-03-17.
  16. Web site: Redfin . 4900 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417 | MLS# 2107820 . US-MN . Redfin . 2022-03-17.
  17. Web site: Redfin . 4916 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417 | MLS# 4729630 . US-MN . Redfin . 2022-03-17.
  18. Web site: Living in a Lustron, the '50s 'house of the future' MPR News.
  19. Web site: Date . Steve . Exploring Nicollet Avenue's unusual Lustron houses . MinnPost . 17 November 2011. 2022-03-17.
  20. Web site: A Minneapolis Lustron Home Goes on the Market. 4 August 2019.
  21. Web site: Rare steel home in Minneapolis is a $350K time capsule with sliding 'spaceship' doors. Star Tribune.
  22. Web site: Steel Lustron homes in Minneapolis are a blast from the past. Star Tribune.
  23. Web site: Airbnb: Vacation Rentals, Cabins, Beach Houses, Unique Homes & Experiences.
  24. Web site: The Luster of Lustron. 9 November 2018.
  25. Web site: 2820 Roosevelt St NE, Saint Anthony, MN 55418 - 2 beds/1 bath.
  26. Web site: 1270 10th Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN 56303 Zillow.
  27. News: House of the Week: Billed as 'home of the future,' this DeWitt Lustron is one of just 2,500 ever built . Croyle . Johnathan . Syracuse Post Standard . May 29, 2020 . The house is mostly in Syracuse; the Syracuse-DeWitt boundary runs through the property.
  28. Web site: Building Record for 111 Halcyon Hill, HistoryForge, Tompkins County, NY . 2024-01-07.
  29. Web site: Shauna Teelin Liverpool, NY REALTOR® . www.howardhanna.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613051106/https://www.howardhanna.com/Agent/Detail/Shauna-Teelin/10702010 . 2020-06-13.
  30. Web site: Cheap Old Houses ™ on Instagram: "4908 13th St SW, Canton, OH — A follower just sent me this perfectly-preserved Lustron house and I thought you would all love it. If you're not yet familiar with Lustron houses, I've posted a fair number of them and they're fascinating... They're prefab homes made of enameled steel in response to the housing shortage for returning GIs after WWII. In many of the ones I've posted, the kitchen and bathrooms have been remodeled... But these haven't! Listed by Amy Wengerd of EXP Realty, LLC. "Welcome to 4908 13th st! Take a step back in time when you walk into this cozy 2 bedroom 1 bath ranch home. The living room features a large picture window that brings in a lot of natural lighting, built-in shelving, and carpet that flows into the open dining room. In the fully applianced kitchen, you will find metal cabinets and a retro-style backsplash. This home also has a spacious master bedroom featuring a built-in vanity with tons of storage space, and a bathroom with a tub/Shower and single vanity. A detached 2 car garage is in the back with an enclosed patio perfect for any gatherings. Conveniently located near schools, shopping, dining and more! Schedule your showing today to see what this home has to offer!" — link in profile #cheapoldhousesoh" .
  31. Web site: 1500 Merl Ave, Cleveland, OH 44109 | Trulia.
  32. http://madisonoh.ddti.net/Data.aspx?ParcelID=07-00325.000
  33. Web site: Clintonville & Beechwold » Blog Archive » Lustron Houses. clintonvillehistory.com. 2016-07-06.
  34. Web site: 5201 12th Street, South (Lustron House), Arlington, Arlington County, VA. Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). National Park Service. 7 January 2014.
  35. Web site: Marshall house on the market is a real 'steel' . Karen Rivedal . March 16, 2011 . Wisconsin State Journal . March 20, 2018.
  36. https://www.google.com/maps/place/200+Elm+Street+Marshall+WI/@43.1695224,-89.0643996,3a,75y,205.83h,90.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6TrzFDiC7puPWXytO33RFA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x880660286ae6cdd5:0x6063adfb6972e097 200 Elm Street, in Google streetview
  37. Web site: The Enduring Luster Of Lustron Homes . Christopher Hillard . Urban Milwaukee. July 7, 2014.

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