Late Moderne architecture


Late Moderne is a phase of Moderne architecture''' as defined by the National Register of Historic Places.

Style

The Late Moderne style incorporates elements of both the Streamline Moderne and International styles.The first examples could be seen in the late 1930s, however, late Moderne reached its zenith in large-scale government and commercial buildings during the late 1950s and the 1960s. The style can be detected by several trademark features, such as the bezeled window, where a protruding flange resembling a bezel incorporates and outlines groups of windows. Often the material and color contrasts against the wall the surrounds the window element. An example of the Late Moderne style in Palm Springs is the
Character-defining features include:
Examples of Late Moderne include: