Housing companies such as Lustron formed to mass-produce modular, affordable homes that could be quickly constructed.

The Lustron Corporation, although short-lived (operating only from 1946 to 1950), built about 2,500 homes across the United States, including several in South Dakota.

Wakonda is a rural community, and this home was built on the outskirts of town; it is situated down a private driveway and is surrounded by alfalfa fields.

Its interior and exterior walls are gray (with the exception of the kitchen and bathroom, which are yellow), and the simple gabled roof is blue-green.

At the time of its NRHP listing, the asphalt tile floors had been covered with carpet, and only the dishwasher/clothes washer and the bathroom sink had been replaced.