National and State Registers of Historic Places
McFadden House
315 West 5th Street
Holton (Jackson County)
Listed in National Register
2001-03-02
Architect: Not listed
Category: secondary structure; single dwelling
Thematic Nomination: Lustron Houses of Kansas
The McFadden Residence, constructed in 1949, is a one-story, side gabled Lustron home featuring the two-bedroom Westchester Deluxe Plan. The exterior porcelain and steel panels are dove gray with white trim. Built by Emery Construction of Topeka, for the William McFadden family, the Lustron was a prefabricated metal home that had interior features of built-in cabinets and bookshelves. It was nominated for its architecture and as one of only one hundred extant Lustron houses in Kansas.
