Lustron Houses of Jermain Street Historic District

1,3,5,7,8 Jermain St., Albany, New York. County/parish: Albany.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 29, 2009. NRIS 09000572.

4 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Lustron Houses of Jermain Street Historic District

The Lustron Houses of Jermain Street Historic District is located along that street in Albany, New York, United States. It consists of five prefabricated homes built by the Lustron Corporation after World War II. It was recognized as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Lustron's homes were used to provide inexpensive homes for veterans returning from the war. The company was never able to fully deliver on its early promises of high volume, and only produced the houses for a year. Many of the 2,600 that were produced remain today. The Jermain Street houses, four of which remain largely as they were when first manufactured, are the largest intact contiguous group in the state.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312079

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