The Lustron Home: The History of a Postwar Prefabricated Housing Experiment

Advertised as "a new standard for living," the Lustron Home was introduced in 1948 in response to...
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Author: Thomas T. Fetters
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The Lustron Home: The History of a Postwar Prefabricated Housing Experiment by Fetters, Thomas T.

The Lustron Home: The History of a Postwar Prefabricated Housing Experiment

$101.23

The Lustron Home: The History of a Postwar Prefabricated Housing Experiment

$101.23
Author: Thomas T. Fetters
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Advertised as "a new standard for living," the Lustron Home was introduced in 1948 in response to the urgent need for housing for veterans returning from World War II and their rapidly growing families. These enameled steel, prefabricated houses became very popular, and were heavily promoted from 1948 to 1950. Approximately 2,500 went up all over the United States and even South America.

This work chronicles the history of the Lustron Corporation--how it got started and why it failed. The architectural differences between the six basic models of the Lustron Home, and how they could be built in as little as two days, are fully described. Also included is a listing that documents the location, model, color and various other particulars of the roughly 2,500 houses completed.



Author: Thomas T. Fetters, Vincent Kohler
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 01/16/2006
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.06w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780786426553
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Writer and researcher Thomas T. Fetters lives in Lombard, Illinois. Contributing author Vincent Kohler is a visiting professor of American Studies at the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Mexico.

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