Lustron Home #02102

2009 Williams Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. County/parish: Linn.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 25, 2004. NRIS 04000898.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Westchester 02 Deluxe model

From Wikipedia:

Lustron Home No. 02102

The Lustron Home No. 02102 is a historic enameled steel prefabricated Lustron house located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

In 2004 it was deemed significant as one out of just nine surviving Lustron Homes installed in Cedar Rapids, and out of 143 installed in Iowa. Per the NRHP nominating document, it is "an example of the Lustron Corporation's innovative contributions to the prefabricated housing industry and its efforts to incorporate modem architecture and the latest domestic technologies into the lives of everyday Americans.": 8 

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75339388

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