Kurtz, Glenn and Nell, Lustron Home and Garage
National Register of Historic Places

Kurtz, Glenn and Nell, Lustron Home and Garage

Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa
Listed
December 2, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
14000971

About this property

The Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage, also known as the Westchester 02 Deluxe model and #01237, is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Glenn Kurtz owned and operated the Cigar and News Store downtown, and became the Lustron dealer for Hardin, Hamilton, Franklin, and Grundy counties. He and his wife Nell bought this property in the Washington Heights Addition in 1944, and they had their own prefabricated Lustron house and detached garage assembled on it five years later. The single-story, two bedroom house features its original light yellow porcelain steel wall panels, brown steel shingled roof, off-white gables and trim, metal entrance doors, and windows. The matching 1½-car garage sits behind the house, and is approached by a driveway off of Michigan Avenue. The house and garage were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. There are four other Lustron houses in addition to this one that are associated with Kurtz's representation of the company in his four county area.

Location

2017 Washington Ave.
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa
42.51945, -93.28318

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was Kurtz, Glenn and Nell, Lustron Home and Garage listed on the National Register?

Kurtz, Glenn and Nell, Lustron Home and Garage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2014.

What type of historic resource is Kurtz, Glenn and Nell, Lustron Home and Garage?

Kurtz, Glenn and Nell, Lustron Home and Garage is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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