The Lustron House is not a house of ill repute. Back in 2007, our good friend, real estate agent Sherri Steeneck, showed us one of the last three remaining Lustron Houses in Fairfield, CT. Cool house — market value 550K+. Original cost — $8,500. Many of these unique abodes are on the National Registry. A pre-fab house which is part erector set and part bakeware. Who would have thought it would become a magnetic collector’s item.
Inventor Carl Strandlund developed the non-warping metal plates for tanks and air conditioner systems for movie theaters. He was most recognized for inventing and promoting the porcelain-enamel steel process that became Lustron House. A nine mile assembly process draining more power than the rest of the entire city of Columbus.
The Lustron House was an innovative solution to the post-WWII housing crisis. Many thought the porcelain enamel clad wonder would be the General Motors of the housing industry. Production began in 1948, but by 1950 production problems and a corruption scandal brought it to a halt. The factory was closed and the equipment sold or scrapped. All in all, only about 2,680 of these unique homes were built. Sadly, it is estimated that only 1,500 of these unique homes survive today. Each year, dozens more are lost to demolition, neglect, and unsympathetic changes and alterations. Read more…
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Where is this? I have never seen it and would love to do a drive-by.