1001 NE 2nd St
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

National Register of Historic Places - Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House

Statement of Significant:

The Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House, located at 1001 NE 2nd Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a one-story, side gabled, Ranch style house constructed of porcelain enameled steel panels bolted to a steel frame and anchored to a concrete slab. It is an example of the two-bedroom Westchester Deluxe Model prefabricated residence manufactured by the Lustron Corporation and assembled on its present site in 1950. The side-cut entrance porch and bay window on the main facade give this house its distinct appearance. The fenestration consists of aluminum frame casement windows, four of which have fixed "picture panels" in the center. There are two steel and glass panel entrance doors- one providing access to the living room from the corner porch and one connecting the kitchen with the rear yard. The interior of the house features a semi-open plan, with the living, dining, and kitchen areas accessible by "cutout" openings without doors. There are two bedrooms and the one bathroom. All of the original components of the house-except the aluminum frame casement windows-were constructed of enameled steel. Some changes have been made to the kitchen and bathroom, and all of the original exterior (blue with yellow trim) and interior(tan) surfaces have been painted white. The only major alterations made to the house were the replacement of the original steel roof tiles with composition shingles and the construction of a semi-detached one-story masonry carport, a noncontributing resource.