The Lustron home was a factory-built steel house screwed together onsite by the Lustron Corporation. From 1948 to 1950, ill-fated Lustron stamped out about two dozen houses a day on an assembly ...

ST. LOUIS — A rare Lustron house in St. Louis, known for its unique enamel-coated steel panels and mid-century charm, is undergoing a meticulous restoration to transform it into a period ...

Although Lustron has turned out only seven model houses in a year, RFC lent it another $10 million. That was too much for C. J. Rodman of the Porcelain Enamel Institute, and president of ...

By allotting $50 million to RFC for prefabricated housing last year, Congress expected to hatch out a number of new prefabricators. But RFC had already picked out one big egg, Lustron Corp., and ...

In the St. Louis area, Allen estimates that at least 10–20 Lustron homes exist, three of which are located in the city. Others can be sighted in Webster Groves, Brentwood, Crestwood, and around North ...

Here's your chance to own a quirky piece of history: A Lustron home is currently for sale in Clintonville. Why it matters: It's one of about 2,500 built by a defunct Columbus company that tried to ...

The surf-blue Lustron home restored to its midcentury shine by the father and son team of John Kennamann and Kaleb Higgins. Travel to 1955 with this rare Lustron home in St. Louis, complete with ...

Indiana Landmarks and the Indiana Dunes National Park are offering a “Logs to Lustrons Tour” on May 6, featuring 16 Northwest Indiana sites from rustic log structures to Lustron homes — the ...

The Lustron Corporation produced more than 2,400 homes in three years. Jacob Lustron Home in Beverly Shores was built in a factory Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

ST. LOUIS — A rare Lustron house in St. Louis, known for its unique enamel-coated steel panels and mid-century charm, is undergoing a meticulous restoration to transform it into a period ...