1545 6th Street S. - Fargo, ND - Lustron Homes on Waymarking.com

Meadowbrook and Newport styles were introduced in late 1949 as more affordable alternatives to the Westchester. They did not include the built-ins in the bedroom, living room, dining room or bath. The Meadowbrook was almost identical to the Newport but was 2'-0" wider. It is unknown if there was ever a Meadowbrook built.

Manufacturing such beauty, versatility, and function for the masses was no small feat. In came the Curtiss-Wright plant leased from the federal government; one of the two largest wartime plants in the United States. It was as long as twenty-three football fields and contained one million square feet of space. Eight miles worth of conveyor belts received steel from four railroad spurs and sent the material through 160 different presses.

The Lustron corporation went into overdrive to market this new home type to the American public. Worried about social rejection of an all steel house, demonstration homes were erected in 100 cities, including Milwaukee, Washington, D.C., and New York City where the model home was located right in mid-town Manhattan at the intersection of the Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) and 52nd Street mere blocks from Rockefeller Center and the Museum of Modern Art. These display homes were always crowded with onlookers interested to see such an unusual home. Some people would become enamored and would visit several times, intrigued by the modern conveniences of the Lustron.
Source:https://makeitmidcentury.com/the-lustron-dream-housing-and-the-machine-age-1947-1951-part-1-of-2/

This Newport was built in 1950, has two bedrooms and 1085 sq feet.

Lustron Model: Newport Number of bedrooms: 2 Exterior Color: Other Garage: no Breezeway: no Visible Modifications: None Serial Number: Not listed

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