Property Record
723 GALENA ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lustron House |
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| Reference Number: | 232931 |
| Location (Address): | 723 GALENA ST |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Darlington |
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| Year Built: | 1948 |
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| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Lustron |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | Lustron Homes Corp. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 2016- "Constructed c. 1948, this enameled steel Lustron house has a rectangular plan and rests on a poured concrete foundation. The front-gable roof is covered in enameled steel tiles and features narrow eaves and a square, enameled, steel chimney at the ridgeline. The main (north) elevation has a recessed porch that features a metal corner post with zig-zag detail. The walls are clad in enameled steel tiles and the windows are vinyl, one-over-one, double-hung sash. The side (west) elevation features a box bay with a pair of replacement windows. A c. 1948 garage located at the rear (south) of the house was historically a Lustron garage. The garage is currently situated on a parcel associated with 122 Kennedy Drive. The garage is sided in vinyl, asphalt shingles cover the side gable roof, and has two modern overhead garage bays. This house was produced by the Lustron Corporation, which was developed in the post-World War II era in response to the housing shortage for returning GIs. Carl Strandlund formed the Lustron Corporation in 1947 and designed the durable, baked-on porcelain enamel finish to attract modern families who would not have to undertake conventional home maintenance and repair. Lustron homes were produced with efficient assembly-line techniques and boasted a care-free living experience for homeowners (1). The Lustron house is potentially significant in architecture and engineering for its associations with innovative construction and style in post-World War II prefabricated housing." -"STH 23: County Shop Rd to Minerva St", WisDOT#5245-02-02/72 and 5245-02-02/73, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2016). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (1) - Mead & Hunt, Inc. and Louis Berger Group, Inc., A Model For Identifying and Evaluating the Historic Significance of Post-World War II Housing (prepared for the Transportation Research Board, 2012), National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 723.82; Lisa Schuetz, “The Look of Lustron,” Wisconsin State Journal, June 7, 1998, sec. Homes, 11, Available at the Darlington Historical Society. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |