Abel House

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Abel House
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Location2601 Paseo Drive
Great Bend, Kansas
Coordinates 38°22′39″N98°46′21″W / 38.37750°N 98.77250°W / 38.37750; -98.77250
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1949
Built byBrack Implements, Great Bend
Architectural styleModern Movement, Westchester Deluxe Lustron
MPS Lustron Houses of Kansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 01000180 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 2001

The Abel House, located at 2601 Paseo Drive in Great Bend, Kansas is a Lustron house built in 1949. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

It is a "Westchester Deluxe" model. It was built and sold by Dan Brack, the Lustron dealer in Great Bend. It was bought by Walter and Betty Abel in 1949, and they lived there until 1952. It was then used as a rental until the time of the NRHP registration. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Elizabeth Rosin; Dana Cloud (July 31, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Abel House". National Park Service . Retrieved November 18, 2017. With eight photos.