The Armco Ferro House

Beverly Shores, Indiana. Ok I promise this will be my last post about the World's Fair houses.
I am just so fascinated by them. This house was made of corrugated steel panels that were bolted together. It was a precursor to the very odd and cool Lustron houses that can be found all over the US. Somehow, Julie and I managed to miss the Lustron house in Beverly Shores and the one in Chautauqua, New York. The house looks a bit like Fort Courage in F Troop right now, as the enameled panels have been removed, but seeing the metal "box" frame is interesting. I am looking forward to visiting Beverly Shores again one day when the houses are rehabbed and rejuvenated.

Beverly Shores Continued

I think, in the case of the Beverly Shores houses of the future, pictures say more than I ever could. And Chumley was sitting in front of one the houses that was made with Cedar. One of the challenges of the houses of the future was finding a sustainable, renewable resource that would be good for building and I guess Cedar satisfied that requirement. In fact,the cedar house was the one that was furthest along in the restoration process.

The Rostone house is in terrible shape. Rostone was being promoted as a synthetic stone exterior that was a blend of alkali, shale and limestone. It really started deteriorating in the 1950's due to harsh conditions and water infiltration. It is being restored right now although it doesn't look like it.

Weibolt-Rostone House, Walter Schuler, Architect

The house of the future was pretty cool. Reminded me of a Disneyland GE House of Tomorrow that I remember. The biggest prediction was that everyone would have a personal airplane at their house. So there is a hangar attached. It is currently wrapped in Tyvek wrap so you cant really see much. One more house to go so come back to the blog when you have a minute. jm