Circa 1949 Lustron Home For Sale in Illinois $44K

OHU50K Notes $44,000

Love it when we find a Lustron home for sale! Our featured home today is the desert tan two-bedroom Westchester model. The Westchester is easily recognized by its notched porch outside of the living room. You can date the Westchester design by the bedroom windows. The earliest homes had pairs of small slit windows set high on the wall. In 1949 and 1950, they changed to the larger single window design like this one has, so this home’s build date must be 1949 or 1950.

Realtor Comments

NEW LISTING!!! OFFERED 605 N Boone St., Olney Here is a unique Lustron Westchester all metal home. This two-bedroom, one bath home is 1,021 square feet, situated on a small low-maintenance lot with an attached carport and a yard shed. These types of homes were built from 1948-1950 from metal panels with a porcelain finish. Offered on an as-is basis, this is an ideal starter home, rehab project, or rent house with lots of potential. Call Cory for details and showings! MLS# 11201012.

2bd
1ba
1,021sqft
Circa 1949

If interested in a property, please contact the realtor whose link is provided in the post below, or contact an agent of your own choosing. Independent verification of details and status is recommended.

605 N Boone St, Olney, IL 62450 $44,000

Contact Realtor:
618-839-5999,

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History

The prefab, enameled steel, Lustron homes were introduced in 1948 in response to the need of housing after WWII.

In most cases, like our featured home, the foundation was a basic concrete slab. Windows were casement with aluminum sashes, and the skeleton framing of the house was steel. Porcelain steel panels formed the siding, interior walls and roof. The Westchester’s exterior came in four colors: surf blue, dove gray, maize yellow and desert tan.

Lustron homes like this one sold from the factory for about $7,500. By the time a foundation, erection costs and other fees were added, the total could amount to $10,000. At a time when similar-sized frames homes were going for $6,500 complete, $10K seemed a high price to pay for a small, plain looking house. Although about 2,500 Lustron homes were sold, the company soon folded.