Harold_Hess_Lustron_House References

	Harold Hess Lustron House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location	421 Durie Avenue, Closter, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°58′15″N 73°58′2″W / 40.97083°N 73.96722°W
Built	1950
Built by	Better Living Homes Company
Architect	Morris Beckman
Architectural style	Westchester Deluxe plan
MPS	Lustrons in New Jersey MPS
NRHP reference No.	00000796
NJRHP No.	3564
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 25, 2000
Designated NJRHP	May 30, 2000

The Harold Hess Lustron House is a Westchester Deluxe plan Luston house located at 421 Durie Avenue in the borough of Closter in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Harold Hess, a World War II veteran, purchased it in 1950. Lustron houses were constructed using prefabricated porcelain enameled steel. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 2000, for its significance in architecture and industry.^[1]^[3] It was listed as part of the Lustrons in New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS), one of three originally built in the county.^[4] After threat of destruction the house was deeded to the town of Closter.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#00000796)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2023. p. 2.
^ Morillo, Patricia Garbe (January 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Harold Hess Lustron House". National Park Service. With accompanying 12 photos
^ Morillo, Patricia Garbe (January 2000). "Lustrons in New Jersey". National Park Service.
^ John C. Ensslin (December 8, 2018). "Closter's Hess Lustron House opens a door to a retro past". NorthJersey. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#00000796)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2023. p. 2.

[nrhpdoc-3] Morillo, Patricia Garbe (January 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Harold Hess Lustron House". National Park Service. With accompanying 12 photos

[4] Morillo, Patricia Garbe (January 2000). "Lustrons in New Jersey". National Park Service.

[johnce-5] John C. Ensslin (December 8, 2018). "Closter's Hess Lustron House opens a door to a retro past". NorthJersey. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

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NRHP Houses	William De Clark House Abram Demaree House Haring–Auryanson House Harold Hess Lustron House John Nagle House Henry Naugle House Isaac Naugle House Tallman–Vanderbeck House David and Cornelius Van Horn House Vervalen House
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