Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House
Historic house in Florida, United States
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The Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House is a historic Lustron house built in 1950, located at 1001 Northeast 2nd Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Location1001 NE. 2nd Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Coordinates26°7′28″N 80°8′0″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1950
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| Location | 1001 NE. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 26°7′28″N 80°8′0″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1950 |
| Built by | Blass, Roy & Morris Beckman; Craftsman Home Corp. |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement, Lustron Prefabricated House |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001114[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1 November 2007 |
Description and history
Its original occupants were Alfred and Olive Thorpe, who purchased it apparently from a Lustron Corporation distributor, the Craftsman Home Corporation, in 1951.[2] On November 1, 2007, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
It is a two-bedroom "Westchester Deluxe Model 2" example.[2]
