Lustron Homes prefabricated enameled steel houses developed in the post-World War II era United Stat

THE INTRODUCTION OF LUSTRON HOMES IN THE USA

As the end of the 1940s approached, post World War II Soldiers returned home and dreamed of the American dream: a happy family with a beautiful suburban home. Instead of a welcoming housing market a post-war period instead encountered a housing crisis. Lustron a prefab home builder promised to deliver the dream house signed and delivered conveniently to the lot of your choice.

Carl Strandlund, a Chicago industrialist had an innovative solution. The Lustron House.