One of the most unique exhibits in this museum is an original Lustron house, furnished and decorated as it would have been in the 1950s, and opened for visitors to explore. During the housing boom after WWII the Lustron Corporation manufactured the house components which would be trucked to a building site and assembled. The framework was steel and all of the surfaces – the interior and exterior walls, the ceilings, and the roof – were steel with a baked on porcelain enamel finish. Some of the models had built in steel furniture. The company was in business for just a few years and built about 3,000 house so existing ones are a rarity.
The rest of the museum has exhibits about the natural history of Ohio, the frontier and settlement of the cities, and the early Native American mound building cultures, including many finely crafted artifacts. The layout of the exhibits is a bit maze-like so it’s easy to miss some of the smaller exhibits. A recreated 19th century village comprised of over a dozen buildings is located on the grounds and included in the admission price.
The museum is all accessible. The village is only opened from Memorial Day to Labor Day so we didn’t visit it.
The parking lot is large enough for any RV. Museum
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I remember reading way back in one of your blogs you were heading to PA. Didn't think we still be in PA this late in the year. We will be in the Lancaster area till the middle of November. If close give us a shout.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know - we don't belong in Pennsylvania this late in the year either!
ReplyDeleteWe've hoping to be finished with all of our appointments in a few weeks but if we run into delays we may make a short trip east to see some relatives in York. We'll definitely give you a shout if we do that. Florida is in our plans for the winter so maybe we can meet up down there. Hope all is going well for both of you.
Thanks. We are just outside of York. Hope to leave here by end of Nov. Then off to FL. We enjoy your blog and would hope to meet up with you. This year we met 2 fellow bloggers.
ReplyDeleteIt always fun to meet fellow bloggers! So York or Florida - we'll see you somewhere along the way.
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