National Register of Historic Places

Matthews, Mary H., Lustron House

Little Rock, Arkansas
Listed
September 11, 2020
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
14000249

About this property

The Mary H. Matthews Lustron House was a historic house at 5021 Maryland Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was a single-story prefabricated house, erected on site about 1949. It was one of four known surviving examples of a Lustron house in the state (out of twelve documented to be shipped into the state). These houses were prefabricated in Columbus, Ohio, and feature a steel frame clad in porcelain-enameled steel panels. The roof was also clad in similar panel and retained other original features. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. but was delisted in 2020 after it was demolished in October 2019.

Location

Little Rock, Arkansas
34.74362, -92.33049
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Matthews, Mary H., Lustron House listed on the National Register?

Matthews, Mary H., Lustron House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2020.

What type of historic resource is Matthews, Mary H., Lustron House?

Matthews, Mary H., Lustron House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Matthews, Mary H., Lustron House is recorded as the industrial era.

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