Approximate year Art Moderne style was introduced in U.S. 1935

This architectural style consciously looked for an expression to compliment the machine age. The goals were simplicity and functionality. It borrowed from Art Nouveau and was also influenced by Art Deco. These houses were streamlined with rounded corners, flat roofs, horizontal bands of windows and smooth walls with no ornamentation. The semicircular room faintly visible on the right side of our Longmeadow example typifies this architectural style.