Lustron Preservation Website
www.lustronpreservation.org

A new, comprehensive and professional Lustron website that has been essentially abandoned for over a year. It apparently was created through some funding process, but there were no provisions to maintain it and update the database when people send information on Lustron homes from around the US.

Around 2006, The National Trust for Historic Preservation developed this comprehensive web site for Lustron owners and advocates. Led by the Trust’s Midwest Field Office, the site includes an architectural and social history of the houses, an interactive timeline, technical information for homeowners, repair instructions and demonstrations, a “Lustron Library” of photos and online manuals, a Lustron marketplace, and a Google Map-linked database of all the surviving houses.

This was THE Lustron website everyone had been hoping for. Visitors can search and locate Lustrons throughout the US using its mapping Lustron Locator. It has a registry of many Lustron homes. Unfortunately, the database is full of duplication, misinformation and incomplete information. And email submissions with updated home information do not appear in the Lustron Locator database. Still it is a nice resource of historical information on the Lustron home that the Lustron community is glad to have.

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Michael O'Neal's Lustron Site
http://strandlund.tripod.com/~Strandlund/

This is an imaginative Lustron website offering a diverse collection of vintage magazine articles, pamphlets, manuals, and other publications on Lustron homes. It includes news tidbits and an extensive list of Lustron-related links. This is a voluntary website by a Lustron home owner-enthusiast. It also offers special features such as a Lustron Greeting Cards and 3-D images of Lustron Photos.

Arlington County Virginia Lustron Page
http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/CPHD/ons/CPHDOnsHistoricPreservationLustron.aspx

Arlington County Virginia completed a much publicized "rescue" of a Lustron home known as the Krowne Lustron. Subsequently, they published an attractive publication "The Illustrious Lustron, A Guide for the Disassembly and Preservation of America’s Modern Metal Marvel." This is the most informed, modern guide on disassembling and moving a Lustron. Visitors to this site can download this guide at no cost. With ever rising real estate costs, virtually all the 11 Lustrons of Arlington are threatened with demolition. The Krowne house, named after its donor, may be the only survivor. The Krowne house, in highly original condition when disassembled, remains in pieces, looking for a permanent place to be re-constructed. In June 2008, it may be resurrected for a few months at the New York Museum of Modern Art.

Lustron Homes - A Discussion & Photo Sharing Group on Yahoo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LustronHomes/

This message group was formed in 2003 and now reports over 800 members. Participants can pose questions and start discussions on many Lustron subjects. People may ask for ideas on a home repair or report a problem and see if others have had the same experience. A photos section contains photos posted by members.