Lustron Homes

“Never before has America seen a house like this,” read a 1949 advertisement for the Lustron, also hailed as “the house of the future.” The Lustron was an all-steel house, with walls made of 2×2 20-gage metal panels, with a porcelain...

The #1 Creepiest Basement in America

Between my career as an architectural historian, and my former career as a Realtor and landlord, not much surprises me these days. Until Spring of 2008, that is, when I toured this beautiful custom-built Sears Home in an unnamed city. The house was built by a...