Ooten House

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Ooten House
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Location 507 W 15th St., Larned, Kansas
Coordinates 38°11′21″N99°06′14″W / 38.18917°N 99.10389°W / 38.18917; -99.10389 Coordinates: 38°11′21″N99°06′14″W / 38.18917°N 99.10389°W / 38.18917; -99.10389
Area less than one acre
Built 1950
Built by Brack Implements, Great Bend, KS; Ooten, Willard
Architectural style Modern Movement, Newport Deluxe Lustron
MPS Lustron Houses of Kansas MPS
NRHP reference # 01000188 [1]
Added to NRHP March 2, 2001

The Ooten House, located at 507 W 15th St. in Larned, Kansas, is a Lustron house built in 1950. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

Larned, Kansas City and County seat in Kansas, United States

Larned is a city in and the county seat of Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,054.

Lustron house prefabricated enameled steel houses built by the Lustron Corporation

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 GIs 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 or interest in repairing and painting conventional wood and plaster houses.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

It is a Newport Deluxe Lustron model, built by Brack Implements of Great Bend, Kansas. It was originally placed on land about 15 miles (24 km) outside Great Bend. It was moved to its current location some years later. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Elizabeth Rosin; Dana Cloud (March 31, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ooten House". National Park Service . Retrieved November 28, 2017. With six photos.