Dr. J. T. & Ethel Steffen

555 North Wabash Street

Built: c. 1950

Style: Lustron

Dr. J. T. and Ethel Steffen purchased this home from Fine Homes Inc. in 1954. They resided there for two years before selling to Pearl Wright who remained there until 1971.

This Lustron home is one of approximately 2,500 prefabricated homes built by the Lustron Homes Corporation, a subsidiary of Chicago Vitreous Enamel Products Company. Between 1948 and 1950, these unusual, all-steel, structures were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. The homes were then shipped in 3,000 pieces and assembled on-site. Lustron homes were differentiated very little from one another; this home, a Westchester two-bedroom model, is a pale yellow color.