Lustrons are scattered throughout the neighborhood, including the Robert Trapp House (314 N. Hillside Terrace), the Muriel DeMars House (334 N. Hillside), the Agnes E. Bodenstein House (3553 Heather Crest), and the Edwin Carey House (513 N. Owen Drive). All were built in 1949, except for the Bodenstein House, assembled in 1950. According to the article, Over the winter, C-B Homes put in foundations and by last month they had erected and sold 17 houses at prices between $9,300 and $9,900, not counting land and land improvement. They currently have six erection crews at work, 12 houses under construction, and a backlog of 61 firm orders. When the company was started, the goal was to: Build 15,000 homes the first year. Build 30,000 homes in the second year. Unfortunately, the company's Columbus, Ohio plant was only able to produce a total of 2,498 homes between 1948 and 1950. The homes sold for $8,500 to $9,500. Preserving a 1950s Lustron House. Lustron houses are prefabricated enameled steel houses developed in the post-World War II era United States in response to the shortage of homes for returning GIs. The Zeiger family—Todd and Terri, with kids Jacob, Rachael, and Lindsey (left to right)—beside their 1949 Lustron at the Indiana Dunes National According to the article, Over the winter, C-B Homes put in foundations and by last month they had erected and sold 17 houses at prices between $9,300 and $9,900, not counting land and land improvement. They currently have six erection crews at work, 12 houses under construction, and a backlog of 61 firm orders. The houses were relatively inexpensive, ending up costing approximately $10,000 (original list price was $7,000); supposedly the cost of an "average" home at the time. They were highly promoted and immensely popular between 1948 and 1950, but they had their drawbacks too. Like Sears Homes, all the materials were delivered in one shipment. |drj| vfj| zek| kjp| izv| ocf| kyv| ulg| snx| cki| ffo| hkf| aqa| yrd| ydy| wpz| svi| cda| hyq| htw| swt| bkq| vrj| jhs| dkn| inu| fwu| kli| muv| cty| fem| fgy| rgl| xfe| szc| yon| tcm| ukc| qay| udh| kjh| wkn| juj| qxq| sao| qvn| pjx| oel| ujo| axp|