Chesterton in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lustron Home

Photographed by Lugnuts, June 25, 2020

1. Lustron Home Marker

Inscription. Ludstron Home
All steel porcelain enameled
Erected 1950
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 41° 36.458′ N, 87° 2.736′ W. Marker is in Chesterton, Indiana, in Porter County. It is on Bowser Avenue just west of Jeffrey Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 410 Bowser Ave, Chesterton IN 46304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Indiana,

specifically on the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan Shore,

and in the Calumet Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chesterton Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mark Randall Taylor - Age 20 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beirut Memorial Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chesterton's Historic 100 Block Broadway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chesterton Bandstand (approx. half a mile away); The Brown Mansion (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Grateful Remembrance of Mrs Rose Howe (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Memory of Joseph Bailly (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterton.

Regarding Lustron Home. The Norris and Harriet Coambs Lustron House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1992. This particular Lustron House is unique in that is has a very rare two car Lustron Garage. The marker was placed by the owner when the house was added to the NRHP.

Lustron Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, June 25, 2020

2. Lustron Home

Lustron Two Car Garage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, June 25, 2020

3. Lustron Two Car Garage

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.