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Lustron Home No. 02102

Coordinates: 41°58′15″N 91°42′03″W / 41.97083°N 91.70083°W / 41.97083; -91.70083
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Lustron Home No. 02102
Lustron Home No. 02102 is located in Iowa
Lustron Home No. 02102
Lustron Home No. 02102 is located in the United States
Lustron Home No. 02102
Location2009 Williams Blvd., SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates41°58′15″N 91°42′03″W / 41.97083°N 91.70083°W / 41.97083; -91.70083
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1950
ArchitectLustron Corporation
Architectural styleLustron House
NRHP reference No.04000898[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2004

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.[1]

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."[2]: 8 

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Jan Olive Nash (February 3, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lustron Home # 02102 / Westchester 02 Deluxe model". National Park Service. Retrieved July 13, 2016. with four photos from 2003