Berger House (Abilene, Kansas)

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Berger House
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Location208 NE 12th St.
Abilene, Kansas
Coordinates 38°55′37″N97°12′40″W / 38.92694°N 97.21111°W / 38.92694; -97.21111
Built1949
ArchitectMorris H. Bechman
Lifetime Homes, Inc.
Architectural styleModern Movement
MPS Lustron Houses of Kansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000606 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 2007

Berger House in Abilene, Kansas is a Lustron house dating from 1949. It was deemed to be architecturally significant as it is one of fewer than 100 Lustron houses remaining in Kansas. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. N. Scholl (September 1, 2006). "Berger House". National Park Service . Retrieved June 12, 2016. with photos