Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House

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.

Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House
Location1001 NE. 2nd Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Coordinates26°7′28″N 80°8′0″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1950
Built byBlass, Roy & Morris Beckman; Craftsman Home Corp.
Architectural styleModern Movement, Lustron Prefabricated House
NRHP reference No.07001114[1]
Added to NRHP1 November 2007

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]

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References
  1. "National Register Information System – Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House (#07001114)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 13 March 2009.
  2. Morillo, Pat Garbe; Shiver, Carl (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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