Norris and Harriet Coambs Lustron House, Steel prefabricated house in Chesterton, United States.

The Norris and Harriet Coambs Lustron House is a one-story ranch with no basement, its walls, roof shingles, gutters and downspouts all made of 2-foot-square porcelain-enameled steel panels. The 1,200-square-foot plan holds three bedrooms, unlike most Lustron homes, which have two, plus living and dining areas, kitchen, utility room and bathroom. A detached two-car garage in the same steel cladding stands on the lot facing Bowser Avenue.

The house was built in 1950 as one of the final products from the Lustron Corporation, which manufactured around 2,500 homes across the United States. It represents the end of a unique period in American housing history when manufacturers experimented with new technologies for mass-produced homes.

The house displays post-war design choices with curved lines and modern materials that shaped how families thought about home living. Visitors can observe how residents adapted to compact, efficient spaces built with industrial innovation rather than traditional construction.

The house is a private residence on Bowser Avenue and is not open to visitors; it can only be seen from the public street. The south facade along Bowser Avenue shows the two picture window groups, and the main entry on the west side sits under an aluminum awning. The detached garage stands on the same lot.

The original interior features battleship gray porcelain-enameled steel walls without any wooden trim, showing the radical approach to materials in the post-war era. This detail lets visitors understand how differently people thought about housing compared to traditional standards.