Lustron Home No. 02102 Explained

Lustron Home No. 02102
Location:2009 Williams Blvd., SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates:41.9708°N -91.7008°W
Built:c. 1950
Architect:Lustron Corporation
Architecture:Lustron House
Added:August 25, 2004
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:04000898

The Lustron Home No. 02102 is a historic enameled steel prefabricated Lustron house located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

In 2004 it was deemed significant as one out of just nine surviving Lustron Homes installed in Cedar Rapids, and out of 143 installed in Iowa. Per the NRHP nominating document, it is "an example of the Lustron Corporation's innovative contributions to the prefabricated housing industry and its efforts to incorporate modem architecture and the latest domestic technologies into the lives of everyday Americans."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=04000898}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lustron Home # 02102 / Westchester 02 Deluxe model]. National Park Service. July 13, 2016. Jan Olive Nash . February 3, 2004. with