{"nrhp_refnum":"96000208","name":"Knight, William and Ruth, Lustron House","other_names":["Jafra Inc. of Georgia Lustron Demonstration Home"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9166 Northside Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.818511956000066,"lon":-84.40760895799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-03-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Engineering"],"significance_levels":["national","state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, side-gabled Lustron prefabricated steel house at 1976 Northside Drive in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, erected in May 1949 as the Atlanta-area dealer demonstration home. It is a Westchester Deluxe two-bedroom model of 1,085 square feet.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact example of post-World War II prefabricated housing using porcelain-enameled steel panels, meeting Criterion A for its link to postwar efforts to ease the housing shortage. It also meets Criterion C as a creative, modern prefabricated design with built-in features, sliding doors and a radiant heating system. It was the first demonstration home for metro Atlanta, which supports the exception for properties less than 50 years old.","narrative":"This small ranch-style house at 1976 Northside Drive in Atlanta was built in May 1949 from porcelain-enameled steel panels. It served as the original demonstration home for the Atlanta-area Lustron franchise run by Jafra, Inc. of Georgia. It is a Westchester Deluxe two-bedroom model of 1,085 square feet, with light green exterior panels, a bay window, a heating system that warms the ceiling panels, and built-in steel furniture, sliding doors and rounded corners inside. Lustron houses were marketed as a modern answer to the severe housing shortage after World War II, and only ten were built in metro Atlanta. The house keeps most of its original fabric, with changes limited mostly to cosmetic items such as carpeting, curtains, gutters, bathroom fixtures and the large picture windows. A 1960s guest house and garage stands at the rear. It was listed for its role in postwar prefabricated housing and for its distinctive design, with an exception allowed for its age.","period_of_significance":"1949","architect_builder":"Roy Blass and Morris Beckman, Illinois architects (designed prototype for the Porcelain Products Company, later renamed Lustron Corporation)","architectural_style":"Other: Lustron","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; retains its structural and architectural integrity with minor alterations such as replaced picture windows, gutters, bathroom fixtures and floor carpeting.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.527289-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/96000208.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206132","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134346762"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/knight-william-and-ruth-lustron-house-96000208/"}