They were built of porcelain enameled steel in a factory in Columbus, Ohio, and shipped on a modified tractor trailer, with the 3000 parts loaded in reverse order of installation. Only 2,492 houses were built between March 1948 and February 1950, when the company defaulted on its government loans. Exterior siding is tan, with cream trim and a dark blue roof, all porcelain enameled steel.
Interiors are gray and yellow.
Gendron's customized this Lustron house for Saranac Lake's cold, northern climate with extra insulation in the floor slab and original storm windows and doors. Pictures are hung on the walls with magnets. Heat radiates down from the ceiling using the original Lustron distribution system, saving the floor space that radiators would take up. The kitchen stove is original, but the combination dish and clothes washer has been removed and a new kitchen sink installed. Gendron Lumber in Saranac Lake was an authorized dealer for Lustron homes.