Coambs, Norris and Harriet, Lustron House

411 Bowser Ave., Chesterton, Indiana. County/parish: Porter.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 17, 1992. NRIS 92001165.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • 127-108-09046
  • Coambs-Morrow House

From Wikipedia:

Norris and Harriet Coambs Lustron House

The Norris and Harriet Coambs Lustron House, also known as the Coambs-Morrow House, is a historic Lustron house located in Chesterton, Indiana. It was built in 1950, this was one of the last manufactured Lustron homes (#2329) of the 2500 sold and produced by the Lustron Corporation. The house has a Lustron two-car detached garage and is located in a pre-World War II subdivision with some homes dating before World War I. The house is a one-story ranch style with no basement. It contains three bedrooms (unlike the majority erected, which have two bedrooms) with living room, dining area, kitchen, utility and bathroom totaling 1,200 square feet (110 m2) of living space.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004476

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