{"nrhp_refnum":"96000210","name":"Epting, Thomas and Rae, Lustron House","other_names":["#2201"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1692 Brewer Blvd., SW.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.70889153400003,"lon":-84.41673438199996,"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 1692 Brewer Blvd., SW, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, erected in 1950 as a Westchester Deluxe three-bedroom model; it is unit #2201 of 2,498 Lustron houses produced.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent, intact example of post-World War II prefabricated housing built with porcelain-enameled steel panels. It meets Criterion A for its link to postwar efforts to ease the housing shortage, and Criterion C as a good example of the Westchester three-bedroom model. Criteria Consideration G applies because the type is less than 50 years old.","narrative":"Built in 1950 at 1692 Brewer Boulevard in southwest Atlanta, this house is a Lustron, a prefabricated home made of porcelain-enameled steel panels. It is unit #2201 of 2,498 produced by the Lustron Corporation and one of 22 built in Georgia. The Westchester Deluxe three-bedroom model has about 1,209 square feet, tan exterior panels, dark blue roof shingles, aluminum casement windows and a bay window in the living room. Inside, gray and tan steel panels, built-in steel cabinets, a buffet with pass-through, and sliding pocket doors remain. Alterations include an enclosed rear porch, central heating and air conditioning, and replaced bathroom fixtures. The house was recognized as an intact example of postwar prefabricated housing meant to relieve the housing shortage after World War II. The Lustron prototype was designed by Illinois architects Roy Blass and Morris Beckman, and the company was formed by engineer Carl Strandlund. A nonhistoric shed on the property does not contribute.","period_of_significance":"1950","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":"Historic and current function is single dwelling; the house retains most original fabric with minor alterations such as an enclosed rear porch added in the late 1980s and replaced heating and bathroom fixtures.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.405439-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/96000210.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206126","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/epting-thomas-and-rae-lustron-house-96000210/"}