Raleigh’s Lustron Home Saved!

On September 23, 2017 the house moved from its original home to 314 Haywood Street.  On November 7, 2018 the house was lowered onto its new foundation!  It is available for sale by Preservation North Carolina.

Video of the move is on YouTube here.

A history of this Lustron House is on YouTube here.

What is a Lustron House?  

• North Carolina Modernist Houses has a nice history and great photos here. This includes photos of our Lustron House in its old home.
• Ohio History Connection also has a wonderful archive including erection manuals.
• Historic American Buildings Survey Lustron House photos.
• Wikipedia Pages: Lustron Houses; List 
• The Illustrious Lustron: A Guide for the Disassembly and Preservation of America’s Modern Metal Marvel