Description: Photograph depicting exterior of Lustron house under construction with Lustron truck, ca. 1947-1950. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. This photo is of a construction site with a tractor trailer, an unfinished house, and materials and equipment to build the house. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02822
Subjects: Manufactured houses; Prefabricated houses; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Design and construction
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A group of six executives and managers of the Lustron Corporation outside the company's factory in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1947-1950. The Lustron Corporation manufactured prefabricated, single-family homes with porcelain steel. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01175
Subjects: Prefabricated houses; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of a Lustron house at 27 Kanawha Street in Columbus, Ohio, as it appeared in October 1991. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio, between 1947 and 1950. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01181
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Prefabricated houses; Housing--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Lustron house under construction, ca. 1947-1950. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01176
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Prefabricated houses; Housing--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

Description: Family relaxing in the living room of a Lustron House, ca. 1947-1950. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01177
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Prefabricated houses; Housing--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

Description: A woman uses built in appliances in the utility room of a Lustron house to iron linens and clothing, ca. 1947-1950. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01178
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Prefabricated houses; Housing--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

Description: Woman using the built-in washing machine in the kitchen of a Lustron house to do laundry, ca. 1947-1950. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01179
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Prefabricated houses; Appliances; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

Description: A woman relaxes at an umbrella table in the yard behind a Lustron house, ca. 1947-1950. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01180
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Prefabricated houses; Housing--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

Description: This photograph shows a woman relaxing at an umbrella table in the yard behind a Lustron house in the late 1940s. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio, to alleviate a post-World War II housing shortage. Unable to compete with traditional builders, Lustron went out of business in 1950. A total of 2,498 Lustron houses were built in 36 states. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3331_4692182_001
Subjects: Architecture; Prefabricated houses; Daily Life; Lawns; Lustron Corporation
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Blackburn Plat in East Youngstown (Campbell), Ohio, 1918. The company constructed this housing for mill workers and their families following a strike in the early 20th century, and deliberately made the houses small to discourage the immigrant practice of taking in boarders. These apartments were rented at $15, $18, and $20 per month with water furnished, which constituted about a quarter of the average laborer's wage. By around 1920, well over 200 homes made up Blackburn Plat. The company sold this complex, as well as three others, in the 1940s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05501
Subjects: Campbell (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Prefabricated houses
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reinforced concrete rental housing of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Blackburn Plat in East Youngstown (Campbell) Ohio, 1918. The company constructed this housing for mill workers and their families following a strike in the early 20th century, and deliberately made the houses small to discourage the immigrant practice of taking in boarders. These apartments were rented at $15, $18, and $20 per month with water furnished, which constituted about a quarter of the average laborer's wage. By around 1920, well over 200 homes made up Blackburn Plat. The company sold this complex, as well as three others, in the 1940s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05502
Subjects: Campbell (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Prefabricated houses
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reinforced concrete rental housing of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Blackburn Plat in East Youngstown (Campbell) Ohio, 1918. The company constructed this housing for mill workers and their families following a strike in the early 20th century, and deliberately made the houses small to discourage the immigrant practice of taking in boarders. These apartments were rented at $15, $18, and $20 per month with water furnished, which constituted about a quarter of the average laborer's wage. By around 1920, well over 200 homes made up Blackburn Plat. The company sold this complex, as well as three others, in the 1940s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05503
Subjects: Mahoning County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Prefabricated houses
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)