"1950s - Building the American Dream" at the Ohio History Center - NYTimes.com For a prefab dwelling made of porcelain-enamel steel and sold to Americans after World War II as a cheap housing solution, the Lustron has become quite celebrated. In 2008, a Lustron home was erected inside the Museum of Modern Art for a show on factory-produced architecture. Now, the same home is the star attraction of "1950s: Building the American Dream," an exhibition at the Ohio History Center in Columbus. The house, a 1,000-square-foot, one-story ranch, has been set up inside the museum and outfitted with period and original furnishings: a G.E. refrigerator, a built-in vanity, even curtain fabric that was common when Lustron homes were constructed (they were made in Columbus). If the furniture or backyard bomb shelter doesn't evoke the Eisenhower era, piped-in grass and baking smells "will immerse people in that experience," said Cameron Wood, the show's curator. The exhibition opens on Saturday and will be updated to illustrate American lifestyle and design changes. Information: (800) 686-6124 or ohiohistory.org.