The style of the 1,153-square-foot Lustron is Westchester Deluxe, a two-bedroom model in "surf blue.". 2023 Lustron did not build garages, but the parent company, Chicago Vitreous Enamel located in Cicero, IL (just west of Chicago) supplied architectural frames, tiles and so on for hundreds of gas stations, White Castle stands, Architectural panels for stores in town and so on. Stiff! Located in Chesterton, Indiana, this Lustron home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although Zeiger had lectured on the houses for years and visited hundreds of them, restoring one has been a challenge. 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Strandlund realized that G.I.s were returning from World War II and there werent enough homes on the market to meet demand. I would carefully restore this fabulous structure. It's on the market for $375,000. Any suggestions on selling the parts? $69,000 . We have some stuff at the local hardware store here that is a epoxy that dries clear, but its rather expensive at 90 dollars per 2 gallons. Even the glass shades are original! Supposedly, some areas have way more Lustrons. Requests that do not answer questions will be declined. Indianas close proximity to Ohio made it a prime market for Lustrons. I just bought a Lustron and noticed some heavily rusted roof panels. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. All metal homes are becoming a popular choice for new construction due to the long-lasting, naturally resistant materials. If Madison city officials approve, America will soon lose another Lustron which, depending on your view of the prefabricated, mass-produced, and yet decidedly distinct post-World War II homes, could be a gift to good taste or a blow to the nation's architectural history. While raising the price to $10,500 helped the company make more money, their losses of over $500,000 a year were too much to overcome. By the time a foundation, erection costs and other fees were added, the total could amount to $10,000. And Lustrons have such great personalities. The design was sleek, stylish, utilitarian, and compact, with little or no wasted space. Same era, completely different vibe. ABOVE: In the linen closet is the original flooring. In 1948 $8500 is equivalent to $83,952 accounting for inflation. will come along and realize my hope for this Lustron. The technology itself began in the 19th century when European manufacturers started prefabricating cast iron for buildings. This is the only wall to place a bed. Nominate your favorite spots for a Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant. ABOVE: Just behind the house is this way cool 1950s party pad, and with a room behind. The Lustron was an all-steel house, with walls made of 22 20-gage metal panels, with a porcelain enamel finish. Lustron owners take such issues to body shops to refinish. PLEASE NOTE: you *must* answer questions to be approved by the Administrator. Note that the original roof and gutter system are still in place. Original floor tiles would be rather hard to salvage. ABOVE: More master bedroom. Don't subscribe For Sale. In 1947, he founded the Lustron Corporation to start producing houses. The steel panels were shipped to home sites and then bolted together on concrete slabs. Protect the past by remembering the National Trust in your will or estate plan. temperature control. I feel very sorry the person passed but wonder how this place held up on the inside.its never good to have death in the report on one of these homes but it looks like you could literally still hose the thing off and put some new wiring and its ready to go, but likely would get torn down is my guess. What could be better than a $10,000 home that lasts 100 years without the need to paint, re-shingle or repair? According to the landmark application, the home was built in 1949. and is a Lustron-style home, a pre-fabricated home constructed of. Will this help? LGBTQ Local Legal Protections. Janet Garvin is joined by her grandson, Sam Myers, 2, outside the all-metal Lustron home at 3534 Oak Ridge Drive in Joplin. The company would sell their homes to developers for $6,000 even when they cost $7,000 to build. $38.52. Creator Carl Strandlund also underestimated how much they would cost to produce. Garden Tub Tee. technical I even like the colors (green roof, gray walls with a green hue, and cream accents also with a green hue). Jan 11 2018. Lustron Homes also promoted their homes as being: The company also made claims that the homes never needed to be reroofed or repainted due to the design of the house. You can even hose off the exterior and use a brush to scrub them down if they become dirty. A happy family in a print advertisement showing a Lustron living room. Thanks, Denise. It was pretty much like playing with an erector set with mainly pictures for reference, says Steve. I list two in Emporia, Kansas. . The talk will also highlight the history of the Indiana Dunes National Park, an overview of the areas architectural legacy, and a look at how Indiana Landmarks is partnering with private lessees to restore several landmarks within the parks boundaries. We connect to shared beliefs and values. Note the pass-through. ABOVE: The utility room. Lustrons were an ingenious 1940s invention: modern homes made of prefabricated steel sheets. a piece of plywood and some white siding in the rear would buy you a lot of time to get correct panels and if you needed to, it looks like sheet metal can simply be placed over the spots, but id do this in the least noticable spots if you have to do this, aka, the rear of the home . The cost - $6,000. From our earliest history, we gather and tell stories. Suite 500 Lustron houses for sale. Connected lighting, shades, and hand-crafted controls that elevate everyday life. The 1950 Monroe city directory shows that R. C. Larson owned the one at 1626 25th Avenue and that Mrs. Alvira Risley lived there. Had this happened a year ago, before I purchased the Cross House, I would have snapped it up! If anyone has any ideas on locating one we would be very grateful for your assistance. Youd just get your manual and a screwdriver and go to it. Of course, its not entirely clear how long it might have taken an average homeowner to put up one of these houses. The walls and ceiling are made of pale gray metal panels, intended to never be painted. Whoee! ABOVE: The Emporia Lustron is in remarkable condition. Any suggestions on presumably ductless ACs that would fit the Lustron system without destroying the heating system? Now, only 1,200 are estimated to exist in the United States today. I would love to know if the slider is still in the wall! What this. H owever, materials and shipment costs soon overwhelmed Lustron. The most serious issue with this Lustron is how the floor slab has settled in this area. This annual list raises awareness about the threats facing some of the nation's greatest treasures. As Strandlund advertised, What Lustron offers is a new way of life.. Help finding the correct product By the summer of 1949, it increased the prices of its homes to $10,000 and wanted $3 million more from the federal government. Lustron homes were one of the most innovative solutions to the post-World War II housing shortage. By 1950, however, the company went bankrupt. These enameled steel, prefabricated houses became very popular, and were heavily promoted from 1948 to 1950. Replacement siding is cosmetic, rather than because of failure of the original material. From 1948 to 1950, Lustron Corporation built thousands of these unique homes before falling to bankruptcy. A 1948 Consumer Reports magazine naming Lustrons as the best buy prefab house reported that construction time averaged three to five daysand that was for a professional contractor. We connect to each other. ABOVE: Lustron built demonstration homes which proved wildly popular. Roughly 2,500 houses were built, and. Lustron Preservation, an initiative of the former Midwest Field Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, now stewarded by the Ohio Historical Society, provides more information on the preservation and maintenance of existing Lustrons and their history. Lustron Homes are assembly-line-built, porcelain-enameled, steel-paneled houses manufactured in the 1940s. Without curves, I dont. A decade ago, Steve and Laurie Snell found out, when they leased a Lustron, a brand of quirky prefabricated houses with a cult following. 800-450-4534 We live at 10 Holmes Place in Fredonia NY. Request color samples. The roof and walls were made of porcelain-finish steel panels, compressed with plastic seal for air-tight weather resistance. These unusual pre-fab. Joplin's Planning and Zoning Commission has endorsed historic status . ABOVE: I would love to see a Lustron restored to this look. This manufacturing space featured an assembly line the length of approximately twenty-two football fields. The interior of the Lustron house is one of the coolest you will ever see if it has been well-maintained. Interfaces We use it as a rental. A copy of the original construction manual has helped. One of the main drawbacks of Lustron Homes is that there are no repair materials. Lutron Electronics Co., Inc, Technical Documentation & Support Overview, Anti-Slavery & Human Trafficking Statements, Cleaning Recommendations for Lutron Products, 120V, 250 W CFL / LED , 500 W Incandescent / Halogen / ELV, 400 VA MLV, 360 field of view, 400 sq. The roof was porcelain enamel steel, and unlike traditional roofing shingles, has a lifespan of at least 60 years (and perhaps much more). Lustrons cost about $10,000 at the time -- a little more expensive than your average 1950s starter home. The Dymaxion was never produced, except for two prototypes, one interior and one exterior. I love shiny painted metal when its formed into voluptuous curves. Fax: 317-639-6734 for 183 days. We have lived in it for 30 years and have never had any problems and really like the house. So we razed the Lustron, all 3,000 parts, all 13,000 tons of steel. The enameled-steel design was promoted as a structure that didnt require painting and would: Lustron Homes made use of mass manufacturing, with a steel framing system that allowed for: Strandlund wanted to construct gas stations initially, but due to regulations on steel, the Truman administration would only allow the builder to obtain steel if they agreed to build residential units. But the post-war period instead brought a housing crisis. A Look Inside Rare Lustron Home for Sale in Oak Park. Ferdinand native Keith Fritz spent three years transforming a nineteenth century commercial building into a dramatic living and gathering space. They put a $500 deposit down on their Lustron and made plans to have it delivered to a lot theyd recently purchased in Kirkwood, a suburb of St. Louis. Popular tools and resources It wasnt successful but it showed how people were trying to capitalize on that moment.. . Marketed as a maintenance -free home, thes e houses are now more than 50 years old and relatively well preserved as a group . Any chance you still have those? We could not find any to use on the damaged portion of the roof so had to replace it. During a recent, seemingly straightforward repair job on the gutters, Zeiger had to first remove the roof tiles. They are super sturdy panels that interlock and there is no rattling at all other than when using a sliderand that isnt remotely noisy either. ABOVE: The all-steel interiors were softened by rugs, upholstered furnishings, and curtains. Explore this remarkable collection of historic sites online. zones. the intended reduction from 3,000 dissimilar parts to 37 would . We have a Lustron home (1 of 2) in Dowagiac MI, and the door rollers on the bathroom door have failed for the last time. I measured the floor tiles we have, and they are 99 inches in size. Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Our kids have magnetic games they use on the walls, and it keeps them busy for hours. Not surprisingly, the whole house has a similar effect on Zeiger, but hes not complaining. Lustrons had an extremely odd but fascinating heating system. Its estimated that each home had 3,300 unique parts that were put on trailers and delivered to a building site. Price was a major benefit, as most of the homes cost 25% less than conventional homes. ABOVE: If you ordered a Lustron, it arrived on a huge trailer. Lustrons were an ingenious 1940s invention: modern homes made of prefabricated steel sheets. Indiana's close proximity to Ohio made it a prime market for Lustrons. For more information, call 314-421-6474 or email landmark@stllouis.missouri.org. Synthetic stone siding is a popular modern addition to Lustron homes in St. Louis. Alternate floor plans were eventually an option for the two-bedroom models. c. 1950 in Lustron in Hutchinson, KS. The catch? Unable to contain costs, the company made less than 3,000 homes, out of the 45,000 promised. ABOVE: More master bedroom. Back then, people were trying to fix Victorian and Italianate porches before there were publications like Historic Preservation Briefs or OHJ. It often takes some innovation to get the job done, which Zeiger says usually happens through a process of sleuthing, first figuring out how things work together and then finding a way to fix the problem without destroying the houses integrity. I love living in our Lustron Home in Michigan, and I really appreciate the info and pictures here! It consists of five prefabricated homes built by the Lustron Corporation after World War II. At a time when similar-sized frames homes were going for $6,500 complete, $10K seemed a high price to pay for a small, plain looking house. ABOVE: Whoee! 74-75. We really just need a couple of rollers, but I suppose we could consider taking the whole door. I would find find tiles that came as close as possible to the originals in terms of color and design, and have them all re-cut to 1010. The door to the right is, obviously, new. It also embodies some of that post-war story. Designed for homeowners and industry professionals. In practical terms, this design means that for every house part that needs repairing, many more must be dismantled to reach it. A house contained over 3,300 parts, pieced together over an average of 350 hours, or 2 weeks. During 1949 and 1950, Lustrons were fabricated at the former Curtiss-Wright Navy airplane plant in Columbus, Ohio. The OES visited the Whitehall Lustron home on October 26, 2017. The grand scale of the company's plans was awe-inspiring and its product innovative: a thoroughly modern house with walls and a roof of porcelain-enamel steel panels. Designed for homeowners and industry professionals. Lustron Homes was envisioned and brought to life by Carl Strandlund. Most of the homes were built in the U.S., in 36 states, except for a few houses built in Venezuela. The first time Todd Zeiger heard of a Lustron house he was in college, where one of his historic-preservation classes focused on post-World War II homes designed to assuage housing shortages for returning GIs. Its definitely an aesthetic all its own. I know, a little nutty, but nutty I be! The 1950 house stood in an endangered habitat in the Indiana Dunes National Park and needed to be disassembled, moved, and re-built all without the detailed assembly instructions used by original Lustron construction crews. Product specific FAQs Lustron added one-car garages in 1949. Somebody went to great effort with this structure as the walls look like Lustron panels but are actually concrete. $53.50. lights at different times of the day. Discover how these unique places connect Americans to their pastand to each other. Youll get immediate responses. provide control of fluorescent and larger lighting loads. The houses were made of metal, allowing them to be durable and fast to build. Really do not like the look of the new steel roof but had no choice. Wikipedia also mentions the Futuro, a pre-fab vacation home designed by Matti Suuronen, a Finnish artist, and produced in low volume until 1973 when the oil embargo caused the price of plastic to skyrocket. The volunteers are expected to pay careful attention to a propertys unique needs, have all work approved ahead of time, and follow exacting preservation standards. Today, there is a wealth of information available, notably at Lustron Preservation. They were literally building the American dream. I cannot imagine how in, say, 1980 one would have been able to properly restore a Lustron. Spring Door Chain. Price was a major benefit, as most of the homes cost 25% less than conventional homes. Is this a third Lustron? Still a Lustron -- under vinyl siding and with replacement windows and an addition. In addition, an investigation by a U.S. Senate banking subcommittee uncovered a corruption scandal within Lustron Corporation. This property is currently available for sale and was listed by Mid Kansas MLS & Prairie Land Realtors on Jan 13, 2023. The original roof tiles lasted 50 years without major repairs, just small fixes on areas damaged by fallen trees, and the whole house has proven easy to maintain, which is one of the things Zeigers wife, Terri, appreciates the most.Since everythings a smooth surface, you dont have to worry about getting it wet; you can pretty much just hose it down, she says. Dont know if there is a market for the panels. 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