Metz Homes, Inc (Pre-Fabrication)

A new industry for Bethpage established in June 1946 with the erection of a 40' x 120' Quonset Hut reconverted into a factory. Erection of a second building, formally an airplane hanger at Roosevelt Field. The plan was to employ 45 men and build 500 homes. Existing model home is still located on Southwest corner of Lexington & Nibbe. James 'Happy' Norman and Harry J. Belsha. Advertised in October l946 as an FHA-approved, factory-built house. A 4-room house complete on your own property, $7,400 and up.