35451 Elm

Name/Title

35451 Elm

Description

35451 Elm

Context

35451 Elm. It was built about 1936 in the Art Moderne style, which emphasized contemporary geometric shapes, flat roofs, and curving corners. The style also had windows set into corners to soften them, and also tended to incorporate steel pole balustrades. The earliest owner we could find was in 1940 the home was owned by Clarence and Mary Katherine Whisler, with Clarence being the founder of the Wayne Federal Savings and Loan. Home was originally white with black trim.

Cataloged By

Jamie Sworden