Lustron Homes

Here’s a new twist on a historical home. Have you ever heard of a Lustron home? I came across my first one. My real estate partner and I are listing a Lustron home. These homes are registered as National Historical Homes and if you are looking for a totally maintenance free home…this is the home for you.

Here’s the scoop:

The Lustron homes were built by Carl Strandlunds between 1949 and 1950 as an answer to the World War II housing shortage. He created a new cost effective concept: a low priced, maintenance free home. Even though only 2,680 of these all steel, bungalow homes were built; over 50 years later, many of these homes still have their original siding and roofs! Amazing.

A majority of these homes are located in the Midwest, with only a few in Indiana. The entire homes structure consist of steel framing, steel interior and exterior walls, steel roof trusses and steel roof tiles. All exposed steel has a porcelain enamel finish.

The average Lustron home required 12 tons of steel and 1 ton of enamel. This makes the home allergen free, termite free, fire proof, and the list goes on. It only took 350 hours to construct these homes at a cost of $6,000!

If you are interested in purchasing a Lustron home, as I mentioned, I have one available located at 1029 N. Hawthorne Indianapolis, IN. Please browse my website for pictures and more information or feel free to contact me at 317-250-0129.