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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1939
Page
5
Youngstown reports the nation’s first rustless steel house completed by architect W H Cook. The one story five room home eliminates the basement for ground floor use, features a built in automatic clothes dryer, and uses alloy steel walls with composition inner walls. The roof design maximizes usable space and claims tornado resistance.
Local society highlights include the Mellert family Ladies meeting at Mrs Blanche Farnbaughs home with twenty present. Numerous weekend visits from Medina Cleveland and Elyria residents plus a Ypsilanti or Warrenville connection. Baccalaureate for the Class of 1939 set for the school auditorium and a county picnic at Chippewa Lake with games and a 3 cent concessions fee.
The architect described a flat bottom house with a seat and estimated construction costs near five thousand dollars. The design emphasizes a simple low profile and economical materials as a practical housing solution.
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