The world's largest erector set: the Lustron was a house you put together with a screwdriver. It was metal, yet would never rust. It was ingeniously heated and insulated. It came on a truck ready for assembly. A brilliant design produced only a few years after WWII, the Lustron now has a cult following to repair and preserve them -- or assemble ones long in storage. Author Tom Fetters is King of Lustrons, the go-to guy for anything about these unique houses. He also has interests in railroad...
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Arlington County Historic Preservation program manager Cynthia Liccese-Torres gives a workshop on how to research the history of your house using a combination of online resources and the holdings of the Center for Local History at the Arlington Public Library. Homes examined in depth are the Broadview and Lustron houses. This workshop was co-sponsored by the Arlington Historical Society, Preservation Arlington and the Arlington Public Library.
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