Ranch “House”

Isaac Kremer/ January 9, 2021/ / 0 comments

A 1- or 1 1/2-story double-pile structure with low-pitched roof (either gable or hip), this form was popularized very rapidly after World War II by commercial builders. Interior floor plans vary. Garages may or may not be integrated into the structure. Rickert 1967, 234; Stith and Meyer 1974, 3; Walker 1981, 235. (Jakle, 1989)

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