Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House
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| Location | 1001 NE. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 26°7′28″N 80°8′0″W / 26.12444°N 80.13333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1950 |
| Built by | Blass, Roy & Morris Beckman; Craftsman Home Corp. |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement, Lustron Prefabricated House |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001114[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1 November 2007 |
The Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House is a historic Lustron house built in 1950, located at 1001 Northeast 2nd Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Description and history
Its original occupants were Alfred and Olive Thorpe, who purchased it apparently from a Lustron Corporation distributor, the Craftsman Home Corporation, in 1951.[2] On November 1, 2007, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
It is a two-bedroom "Westchester Deluxe Model 2" example.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House (#07001114)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 13 March 2009.
- ^ a b Morillo, Pat Garbe; Shiver, Carl (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House" (pdf). National Park Service.
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