Sheffield in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
E.L. Newman Lustron House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022
1. E.L. Newman Lustron House Marker
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 1949.
Location. 34° 46.237′ N, 87° 40.831′ W. Marker is in Sheffield, Alabama, in Colbert County. Marker is on East 34th Street north of East 14th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1406 E 34th St, Sheffield AL 35660, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 101 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Railroad Bed (approx. one mile away); Old Railroad Bridge (approx. one mile away); First Muscle Shoals Canal / Second Muscle Shoals Canal (approx. 1.1 miles away); McFarland Park and Recreation Area (approx. 1.1 miles away); Prehistoric Native Americans / Historic Native Americans (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Singing River Sculpture (approx. 1.2 miles away); History of Sheffield (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheffield.
Regarding E.L. Newman Lustron House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
…The E. L.Newman Lustron House rates as an outstanding example of the component part technology and all steel construction that the Lustron Corporation utilized in the manufacture of its prefabricated houses from 1946 to 1950. The prefabricated house is the sum total of a critically acclaimed engineering process that included a state of the art factory, production line, storage and distribution system, and marketing strategy. Additionally, the Lustron House embodies the distinct characteristics of post World War II architecture, such as an overall design that was at once contemporary and historic, durability, easy maintenance, and built in creature comforts. It is historically linked with Southern Sash, the dealer of Lustron Houses in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee, which played a critical role in sales and dissemination of information. As one of only eleven extant Lustrons in the state of Alabama, the E. L. Newman House is part of a small yet significant group of houses that represent the development of prefabricated housing in the state.…
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1. Lustron Corporation. American veterans returning from World War II battlefields faced a critical shortage of affordable housing. Carl G. Strandlund, an executive with Chicago Vitreous Enamel Products, saw an opportunity to use its porcelain-enameled
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2. E.L. Newman Lustron House
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2. 1406 E 34th St, Sheffield, AL. Photo slideshow from when the house was up for sale and bought in 2019. (Zillow) (Submitted on February 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022
3. E.L. Newman Lustron House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on February 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
