John D. and Katherine Gleissner Lustron House
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The John D. and Katherine Gleissner Lustron House is a historic enameled steel
prefabricated house in Birmingham
, Alabama
. Designed and constructed by the Lustron Corporation
, this example is one of three confirmed to have been built in Birmingham. Another, the Bernice L. Wright Lustron House
, is just one house over from the Gleissner Lustron House.
Lustron houses were only produced during a two-year period, with 2,495 known to have been made. Only roughly 2,000 of these are still in existence. Many of those that do remain have been altered significantly. Twenty Lustron houses are known to have been ordered in Alabama, although it is not clear if twenty were erected. Only eleven remained in 2000.
The house forms part of the National Register of Historic Places
' Lustron Houses in Alabama MPS. It was placed on the National Register on February 24, 2000, due to its architectural significance.
Vitreous enamel
Vitreous enamel, also porcelain enamel in U.S. English, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C...
prefabricated house in Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. Designed and constructed by the Lustron Corporation
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 houses for returning GIs...
, this example is one of three confirmed to have been built in Birmingham. Another, the Bernice L. Wright Lustron House
Bernice L. Wright Lustron House
The Bernice L. Wright Lustron House is a historic enameled steel prefabricated house in Birmingham, Alabama. Designed and constructed by the Lustron Corporation, this example is one of three confirmed to have been built in Birmingham. Another, the John D...
, is just one house over from the Gleissner Lustron House.
Lustron houses were only produced during a two-year period, with 2,495 known to have been made. Only roughly 2,000 of these are still in existence. Many of those that do remain have been altered significantly. Twenty Lustron houses are known to have been ordered in Alabama, although it is not clear if twenty were erected. Only eleven remained in 2000.
The house forms part of the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
' Lustron Houses in Alabama MPS. It was placed on the National Register on February 24, 2000, due to its architectural significance.