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Lustron houses are prefabricated enameled steel houses developed in the post- World War II era United States in response to the shortage of homes for returning G.I.s by Chicago industrialist and inventor Carl Strandlund. Considered low-maintenance and extremely durable, they were expected to attract modern families who might not have the time ...
Barndominium. A barndominium, also known as a barndo, is a metal pole barn, post-frame or barn-like structure with sheet metal siding that has been partially or fully converted into a furnished home or living area. [1][2] Barndominium designs can include structural conversion into a full home, whereby the entire interior consists of a living ...
In Milwaukee, 15 Lustron homes survive, as of 2014, in a cluster around Lincoln Creek north of Capitol Drive and Cooper Park. These are mostly the Winchester model, but the home at 5520 W. Philip Pl., which has a "unique blue and yellow color scheme, is almost certainly one of the early Esquire “demonstration” homes, which first appeared in ...
D.R. Horton, Inc. is an American home construction company based in Arlington, Texas. Since 2002, the company has been the largest homebuilder by volume in the United States. [2][3][4] The company ranked number 194 on the 2019 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue. [5] The company operates in 90 markets in 29 states.
LGI Homes, Inc. is an American construction company that is known for building homes and housing developments in the southwestern and southeastern United States. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas. It went public on NASDAQ in 2013 [3][4]
Sears Modern Homes were houses sold primarily through mail order catalog by Sears, Roebuck and Co., an American retailer. From 1908 to 1942, Sears sold more than 70,000 of these houses in North America, by the company's count. [1] Sears Modern Homes were purchased primarily by customers in East Coast and Midwest states, but have been located as ...
Texas Residential Construction Commission. 311 East 14th Street, the former headquarters of the commission. Texas Residential Construction Commission is a defunct Texas state agency that oversaw single family residential housing construction. The agency was headquartered at 311 East 14th Street in Austin. [1]
The Ryland Group, Inc. was a company engaged in home construction based in Westlake Village, California. In 2015, it was the 5th largest homebuilder in the United States. [2] In October 2015, the company merged with Standard Pacific Homes to form CalAtlantic Homes. In addition to homebuilding, Ryland provided financial services such as consumer ...