{"nrhp_refnum":"96000211","name":"Farmer, Neville and Helen, Lustron House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"513 Drexel Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Decatur","county":"DeKalb County","state":"GA","lat":33.771402772000044,"lon":-84.30863106799995,"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 porcelain-enameled steel Lustron house at 513 Drexel Avenue in Decatur, De Kalb County, Georgia, erected in the fall of 1949 for Neville and Helen Farmer. It is a Westchester Deluxe two-bedroom model.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an excellent, intact example of Lustron prefabricated housing, a post-World War II response to the housing shortage using enameled steel panels. It meets Criterion A for its link to postwar prefabrication and Criterion C for its modern ranch design and high-tech features. Because it is less than 50 years old, it was also justified under Criteria Consideration G.","narrative":"Built in the fall of 1949 at 513 Drexel Avenue in Decatur, this one-story, side-gabled house is made of porcelain-enameled steel panels. The Farmers paid $10,000 for the Westchester Deluxe two-bedroom model, which measures 1,085 square feet and has a front bay window. It is one of 2,498 houses produced by the Lustron Corporation and one of 22 built in Georgia. Light yellow exterior panels, brown tile-like roof shingles, original aluminum casement windows, rounded corners, built-in steel furniture and sliding doors remain. Changes are mostly cosmetic, such as new central heat and air, replaced cabinets and carpeting over the original floor tile. The house was listed for its role in post-World War II prefabricated housing, when Lustron used enameled steel and dealer franchises to address a severe housing shortage. Its modern ranch plan and low-maintenance features also illustrate late 1940s domestic design. A nonhistoric tool shed stands at the rear.","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 structural and architectural integrity with minor alterations, including replaced kitchen cabinets, heating system 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 02:55:43.190648-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/96000211.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000211/062f7d1995-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000211/062f7d1995-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Brogers784","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neville_and_Helen_Farmer_Lustron_House_-_March_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Brogers784</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neville_and_Helen_Farmer_Lustron_House_-_March_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205966","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_and_Helen_Farmer_Lustron_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7004889"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/dekalb-county/farmer-neville-and-helen-lustron-house-96000211/"}