A Westchester Deluxe 2-bedroom Lustron house

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][2]

Numerous Lustron houses have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Lustron houses

Bernice L. Wright Lustron House, Birmingham, Alabama
Lustron houses on Jermain Street in Albany, New York
Roy and Iris Corbin Lustron House, Indianapolis, Indiana

Notable surviving Lustron houses include:

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Jack and Helen Adams Lustron House, Atlanta, Georgia

Illinois

Arlington Heights

Bedford Park

Belleville

Des Plaines

Lustron House, 2040 Laura Ln, Des Plaines

Yorkville

Champaign-Urbana

Highland

Belvidere

Lincolnshire

Litchfield

Havana

Macomb

Mendota

Aurora

Salem

Wilmette

Skokie

Sycamore

Rockford

Lombard

Algonquin

Palatine

Jacksonville

Geneva

West Chicago

McHenry

Springfield

German Valley

Peotone

Brookfield

Princeton

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[dead link]

Louisiana

Lustron house in Hollygrove, New Orleans with post-Hurricane Katrina search & rescue marking. The exterior has since been painted over.

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.[7]

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

Visual I.D.

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.[36]

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."[38]

Monona

Mount Horeb

New Glarus

Oshkosh

Portage

1125 West Wisconsin St, Portage, WI

Shullsburg

Verona

Waterford

See also

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References

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  31. ^ "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"".
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  37. ^ 200 Elm Street, in Google streetview
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