Lustron House

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historic_house
prefabricated house
gptkbp:architect Carl Strandlund
gptkbp:category Mid-century modern architecture
American domestic architecture
prefabricated buildings
gptkbp:color Desert Tan
Dove Gray
Maize Yellow
Surf Blue
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasFactory gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio
gptkbp:hasWall metal wall panels
gptkbp:historicalSignificance example of post-WWII innovation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lustron House
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:manufacturer Lustron Corporation
gptkbp:material enamel-coated steel
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:notableFeature modular construction
low maintenance
built-in furniture
gptkbp:numberBuilt about 2,500
gptkbp:purpose affordable postwar housing
gptkbp:reasonForEndOfProduction financial difficulties
government loan recall
gptkbp:roofType metal roof
gptkbp:yearsOfProduction 1948–1950
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Homes_of_Tomorrow_Exhibition
gptkb:First_Major_Homes_of_Tomorrow_Exhibition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7