Lustron House, 303 Lake Front Drive, Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN
Summary
Significance: Lustron homes, first created to alleviate the post-World War II housing crises, were considered a viable test of prefabricated residential construction. The homes illustrate innovative material applications and new manufacturing techniques. An interest in prefabricated steel and porcelain enamel houses links the Lustron houses at Beverly Shores to their neighbor and predecessor, the 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition Armco-Ferro House, a frameless structure built of load-bearing steel and enamel panels.
Survey number: HABS IN-259
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 86001472
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
beverly shores, 41.68987, -86.98658
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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