Art Moderne is exactly what the name suggests - part Art Deco, part International Style, with some Streamline thrown in, yet not quite any of them. There's ornament, but it's more about abstract patterns and geometry than anything applied or figurative. Curved walls contrast with blocky massing, and focal points are provided by round windows, art glass, or glass block. The style tended to produce rare but lovely houses like these.
1910 Greenwood Avenue, Wilmette - Andrew Rebori, 1936
1708 Lake Avenue, Wilmette - John Burns House, 1937, Roy Walter Stott
See also - a student report from School of the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring a few additional houses of similar vintage and style in the area.
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senI grew up in this house, built for my family in 1937. modern style very embarrassing bringing new friends home as a teenager! Wish I owned it now. one owner restored all modern hardware, etc. inside. Although some interior remodeling changed original "colonial style" interior.
only the removal a screened in porch of living room and addition of kitchen/breakfast room seem to be small changes from original.
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