That $1537 price was the price of the kit. You used to be able to order home hits from the Sears catalog and then hire a builder to put the kit together. My great grandparents had a Sears kit house and it is still standing.
I own the Queen Ann style kit home my great grandfather built.It is still in good condition, although I did some careful upgrading and repairs over the last 20 years I been here as my grandfather and dad did very little in upkeep. New windows, insulation (was built with very little) and a lot of new paint. I have kept the interior as original as I could. Only woodwork that has ever seen any paint is the upstairs bath which still has the massive claw foot tub. Only major thing to do now is a new furnace. The property still has great granddads first home that was a two room house built in 1887. I fully renovated the house and replaced the kitchen which was an add on in the early 20's.
Lewis, I laughed so hard at your Victorian homes comment. "It's giving me creepy vibes. All I see is a very, very, very, VERY pale, dark-haired woman with no eyeballs staring at me."😂😂😂😂
Victorian style homes are often portrayed as the “creepy haunted house” in scary movies. If you’ve ever watched a paranormal or “ghost-hunting” show, frequently ghostly figures of old-fashioned people with black sockets for eyes are seen staring out those windows in photographs! Chilling, huh?🌻
If you like the modern style and find it odd that it began much earlier than one would expect, then you may wish to look into the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. He was an architect who was way ahead of his time.
For the beginning of modern look to the Art Deco era in the 1920s through 1940. It started in France at an exhibition and then the US did it on steroids.
@@southernhippie9058 I love Art Deco. It will never fade away. But, FLW was producing beautiful modern architecture two decades earlier during the period of Art Neveau.
We have a ranch house on purpose. We think we want to stay in the house until we're old. I've watched old pets, and now relatives, that cannot handle stairs of any kind. The mobility and strength isn't there. However, it's a mid-century modern style, and I want to make it Tudor. Slap some brick on the outside. Make the roof steeper. Whatever, as long as there are no steps in the house.
We just moved to TX about a year ago. We bought a run-down 2300sqft 1980's house that has many mid-century modern features. We're still doing some minor remodeling, but there's nothing we can do about the multiple levels. I wish we could eliminate the stairs, but no luck. We will have to move before we settle down for retirement, because the stairs won't suffice when we start caring for our parents.
I live in a 2-level downtown condo and I'm approaching 80. I've always said I'm not moving, even when the day comes that I have to crawl up the stairs. I've also got a single-level adobe style (he didn't really show that in the video) house in southern Arizona (yeah, mountains in view) and I love it in the winter but Arizona (or Texas) are too darned hot for me in summer.
Yep, same here as far as aging goes. Anything with multiple levels isn't good for people with mobility issues. I was permanently injured just before my 25th birthday back in late '98 and had to move back in with my folks in our Ranch style house. And now that both of my parents have passed away, dad just last month, I'm here by myself, which I'd never thought I could do, and I just see how I could ever handle a multi-story house. One of our rooms has a slight step up into it and we had to build a ramp up into it when my dad got down in his health over the pandemic years. I now use with one of the few motorized wheel chairs we have.
I live in the woods, no mosquitos. I attract birds on purpose, and they eat them. Especially starlings, who everyone hates, are great at getting rid of wasps, murder hornets, mosquitos, etc.
For a lot of us, all around the U.S., we grow up playing in the fields and woods around our houses and even as kids, we're not worrying about being attacked by bears. When you have 1000 times the chance to be injured/killed in an auto accident, yet have no problem constantly going places in a car, bears/cougars aren't something to worry about.
I live in Houston in a Colonial style home built in the mid 70s. Grew up in a post war ranch style house. No basements in Houston unless you want a basement pool 😄
I dunno what my house is but I’m pretty sure it’s a typical Shea Homes house style from the 90s in Highlands Ranch. My dad designed our mountain house so it very much has a Slovak vibe to it. 😊
My uncle lives in a log house he started with my aunt 70 years ago. Not a cabin anymore started with one large open space and one small bed room. They built on until now it has 5 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, large kitchen with dining room, laundry room, sitting room, main dining room, large family room.
I live in a 1960s ranch on Long Island, NY. When I first bought my house, I wasn’t happy that it was a smaller ranch 3 bedroom 1 bathroom on 1/2 acre. But as I’ve gotten older, I’m so happy that I don’t have a lot of area to clean and stairs to go up/down. I think we need to be happy for what we have.
I live in Downers Grove, Illinois and there are approximately 150 Sears houses and and 268 catalog homes. That was from an article written by the Chicago Tribune newspaper. I live in a raised ranch style house with a lovely view of a park and wetlands.
Lived in a mid-century modern home in California. The whole back of my house was floor to ceiling windows. It was built in 1955 and the windows survived every earthquake.
You called a ranch a Bungalow. Ranch style are usually bigger than a Bungalow also the shapes are completely different. R= Retangle shape B= square shapes Ranches can have carports Bunglelows never include them.
We’re in an open plan ranch house: living room, family room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, three baths, laundry room, two car attached garage and a heated pool with a pavilion. It’s fairly typical of US suburbs.
When I was younger my parents had a ranch style house built for us because I'm disabled (wheelchair bound) and with ranch style homes being one story that was the easiest for me to get around in. The only trouble I had was whenever we had tornado warnings and the sirens started going off one of my parents would have to carry me down to the basement until I got older and realized that I could slide down the stairs on my belly and scoot back up them on my butt.
In 2016 we built a French Country stye home with a craftsman twist. 4,700 square feet with large covered porches. Open floor plan, five bedroom, four bath, hearth room, den, pantry, laundry room, home office, bunk room and a storm shelter (we get tornadoes), no carpeting, all hardwood and an oversized 2 car garage. All brick and stone. A gas log fireplace, on a lake. I feel like the luckiest person alive, living the dream.
@@paulmartin2348 that gas fireplace heats our whole upstairs. Winter electric bill is around $150. When we loose power, We have heat. Its the best thing we ever did in out house. We wanted wood burning but the budget wasnt there. So glad we did it.
We have the term bungalow too for small structures whether as a dwelling or office space. One example of it used for a home is in the Craftsman style Bungalow.
Many of the ranches are also bungalows. There is a bit of overlap in the design philosophy. The main separating thing is the inside floor plan. Ranches have more of an open floor plan for the non bedroom spaces.
We have a ranch style home, 3 bed. 2 baths, 2000 sq. ft. A 3 car detached garage & 1 car garage under the house on 2.37 acres of land in the Sierra Foothills, Gold Country California. Been here 35 years and plan to live the rest of our lives here. We prefer a single story because when you get old, we don't want to struggle with stairs. We have enough room for lawns, a boat /tractor Building....and being here for so long we don't have a mortgage...so that's nice we can retire without worry...timing is everything when buying a home here. I wouldn't change anything....
I live in a tiny box home. Exterior is cinder/cement block with plaster interior walls. It is just about 605 square feet or 56.20 square meters. It has one wall right down the middle of the interior that divides the bedroom, bathroom & kitchen from the living room & dining room. I live by myself so it's a great size for me. Cheaper to heat & cool & since I'm almost 60 years old, it's also easier to keep clean than a larger home.
My husband and I want to downsize as well. Our current house is about 1300 square feet, but I'd rather have a smaller, single story house that is really easy to maintain and cheaper to heat and cool. I wish you well in your little house!
I currently live in a townhouse. It's pretty new (built in 2017) and is nice. In my neighborhood, there are three different floor plans. Two of them are single level and one is two levels - that's the one I own. The smallest is a two-bedroom single level that is about 1300 square feet (about 121 sq meters), The other single level is 3 bedrooms and 1800 sq ft (167 sq m) and the two story is three bedrooms and 2300 sq ft (214 sq m). They are set up in groups of 3 or 4 units, with one or two of the two-story ones in the middle of the building and a one-story unit on each end.
The big round antebellum home is Old Waverly which is in Mississippi. It's haunted. Please stop worrying about bears, you're more likely to win the lottery than be attacked by bears.
I've been thinking the same thing about this fear of bears. You can live your whole life in the country and never even see a bear. They tend to avoid humans as much as possible.
@@hlynn6243 My bad. It's been decades since I've been to either place. There's a great restaurant in Natchez, and the new interstate will pass through there. The Natchez Trace is the longest National Park, from Natchez to Nashville.
@@jennifermarlow. Yes, but this was in an uban/suburban area just outside of a major city in the mid-atlantic area of the US. I've camped hundreds of times in the woods, and it's ironic that I've only ever seen one on a suburban golf course! Didn't have that on my Bingo card that year!
My parents have a log “cabin” (it’s huge!) My dad and uncle built it in the early 2000s. My dad’s from Rotherham, S Yorkshire, btw. It’s withstood a tornado, and is very sturdy and beautiful, but it does require a lot of maintenance. The exterior needs stained every few years and they’ve had issues with wood boring bees and woodpeckers in the past.
Ranch homes are easy to live with (and keep clean). Spanish homes are close in appearance to Mediterranean, but the Mexican style usually has intricate tiles and ironwork, plus a center courtyard. Log cabins are amazing inside. It’s a vibe. One thing that they didn’t cover is that we tend to keep the original exterior but we update the interior with the latest modern conveniences.
Just so everybody knows, logs require a LOT of maintenance. Full logs require a yearly adjustment because they settle. A better idea is to build a regular home and use half logs for the exterior and interior. ❤ Based on experience....
Remember, Lewis: you don’t have to be able to outrun the bear…just outrun the person you’re with! 😂 Oh and I live in a big stucco house in the Phoenix valley, but also a log cabin in the woods two hours north of Phoenix! I’m tellin ya, you’d looove Arizona!
We built a French Country style from scratch with an architect. I was able to tweak some features to suit us better. We had a landscape architect come design our landscaping. They did a great job and we always have something blooming.
I finally got the house style of my dreams; I bought my mid-century modern ranch home 20 years ago. At about 2500 square feet, it has a natural gas fireplace, 3 bedrooms and 2½ bathrooms. Built in the late 1960s, it had never been updated so I have spent a number of years updating it and adding certain features (natural gas automatic generator; remodeled living room, TV room & lounge; a 12×20 foot shed and big back deck) while still keeping the MCM look inside and out. I especially love the butterfly-wing roof over the carports. It's the only one in my town. This is my forever home.
I live in a Cape Cod. My neighborhood, like many others, was built in the post war (WWII) period when lots of young families were looking for their first homes, and Cape Code were quick and inexpensive to build. Mine and one across the street were built by the people who originally owned the house next door to me, so their son's & daughter's families would be close by.
14:24; This is Longwood Plantation, an octagonal plan topped with a byzantine "onion" dome. It's located in Natchez, Mississippi. Designed in 1959, construction was halted in 1861 at the start of the civil war. The owner died in 1864 with only nine of the planned 32-rooms completed, those located on the basement level. It currently serves as a house museum, and I strongly encourage a visit to this very unique property, especially those interested in architecture and period construction techniques.
I love visiting the homes in Natchez and I've been to Longwood a few times (I lived about an hour from Natchez). I agree, it's definitely worth a trip, especially if you are into architecture.
@@amandamiddleton4445 My only visit to Natchez was back in the early '70s while on a family vacation. Of all the grand antebellum mansions we toured, Longwood made the strongest impression. Visitors were encouraged to freely roam pretty much anywhere one desired, but I suspect that policy has been somewhat restricted today. Would love to revisit someday, Natchez is indeed a beautiful place.
I live in a 110 year old home that was originally built from a Sear's Kit in a modest neighborhood with other similar style homes. It's mostly a craftsman style home and I love it.
Second home: We took the equity from the first home and had built a Rambler with 3 car garage a basement Brick and Stucco. 3 bedrooms up 3 bedrooms down. Two kitchens, two great rooms (large family room) 3,500 sq ft on a 5/8 acre lot. We sacrifice much to make this our dream home. Paid $248,000 less $80,000 equity from first home which we paid more per month than required payment over 8 years of ownership We busted our butts and paid off second home in 18 years making less than 6 figures at the time. The home is now appraised at $900k. Best investment we made in our 36 years of marriage.
He didn't mention the American Four Square. It was a post Victorian design that incorporated Victorian elements as well as Craftsman. The have large front porches, an entryway with a staircase on one side & living room on the other. The kitchen was behind the staircase & dining room behind the living room. There were 4 bedrooms upstairs & a bathroom. I live in Pittsburgh & there are a lot of these houses around. They can also have full basements, large attics, pantries & more full or half baths.
I live in a Craftsman home with an angular roof and a huge front porch that runs the length of the house. I love it for the pillars that are fun to decorate for Christmas! It had original hardwood floors and tile. 😊
I am in California and Im in a ranch style house. Just over 2000 sq ft. 4 bed 2 bath with a pool built in 1963. I love my home . We have done a lot of upgrades since we moved in 11 years ago but I would love a log cabin in the woods.
I live in a "shotgun" style house, called that due to the way they are designed. It was built in the 1920's, about the size of a 2 bdrm apartment. But I got an attic, basement, and a 1 1/2 car garage out back. And I got a front and back yard. I own the lot next to me for a full yard. I live in Metro Louisville, KY's shitty part of town, but the area I am is much nicer than the surroundings lol.
I grew up in what was called a cracker box house. This style was popular in the 1950s when a lot of veterans of WWII could receive a GI Bill loan. They would put this loan toward buying a small lot of land and building on it this style of home because it was easy to build and many, as did my parents, would build the homes themselves. It was basic -a living room in the front, kitchen in the back with a small kook for a washing machine and dryer. A bathroom in the back and the 3 bedrooms at the end. They were called cracker box houses because they were rectangular -like the old cracker box. My parents spent about $5,000 to build theirs in 1956.
People always skip adobe style homes, which are so unique and popular in New Mexico, Arizona and parts of surrounding states. Also missing was Spanish style, which can differ a lot from Mediterranean. Where I live many homes are built with native limestone and they vary from traditional, German cottage, rural farmhouse and modern designs. Trust me Lewis--you wouldn't want a 2 story in the southern U.S. Heat rises and the upstairs is always way too hard (and expensive) to keep cool in the summer.
I've lived in Ranch, Tudor, Colonial, Craftsmen, Log Cabin, Victorian, Mediterranean/Spanish, Modern, Farmhouse, Townhome, Antebellum, and a tiny home. I now live in a Earthship home and have for 10+ years.
When I lived in NM I had a modern/contemporary flat-roof adobe style home. It was very southwest. I loved it. Although, my dream style home is a modern rammed earth home. Mid-century homes are amongst my favorite style as well. I currently have a 60s ranch and I’m trying in inject some mid-century modern elements into it.
Bears are all over the place; this weekend I was in Minnesota and went out to my niece's farm (very cool place, no more than about 30 minutes from the Minneapolis metro area) they mentioned that there are black bears, coyotes, etc. that move through their property (a mix of woodland and open fields). Funny thing, about an hour after we left, my niece posted a video on facebook; they had started to grill (this seems to interest the bears) and she put up a video of a black bear cruising across their field! So yeah; people will pooh-pooh about bears, and they really aren't a big issue; but to say they aren't around isn't accurate.
Yeah bears have been showing up in some odd places around MN. I live in west central MN about 2 and a half hours from Minneapolis. A black bear has been in the area for about a month now. Maybe longer. It was spotted twice in my sister's neighborhood. They live in a heavily wooded area just outside of town. The bear seems content raiding the seeds from people's birdfeeders. I'm sure it won't be a one off thing. Figure more and more wildlife has come down from Canada and northern Minnesota due to wildfires last year. So cougars, black bear and wolves will spotted more frequently. Personally I'm more scared of a pack of coyotes. They say you shouldn't be but I've heard stories. They are common where I live. It's the sounds they make that creep me out more than anything else.
I'm in Minnesota too, east central area. At my mom's house, they had that issue with bears raiding the bird feeders. I saw one just walking through the yard in daytime. They stopped feeding birds b/c of bears.
I have an old 'four-square' house (a square box with a pyramid roof) that was updated to have a lot of Craftsman features like gables and a wrap-around porch.
Hey Lewis..... The reason you haven't seen those styles could be the region your in coupled with this thing that happened in the 40's called "The Blitz". You know, when Germany leveled Great Britain?
I live in a 1.5 storey Dutch Colonial home that we purchased from my husband's family when his uncle passed. Originally just a long rectangle built around 1760, the upstairs has a knee wall about 1.5 meters high, and then a pitched roof. The kitchen was an add-on in the 1850s. We had to completely gut and rebuild most of the downstairs frame due to carpenter ants, and shell out the floor to achieve a decent ceiling height. Only a bit of the original foundation (made of chestnut, but boasting the hand-hewn notch for a floor joist) remains, but we were able to save all of the original heart pine flooring upstairs. They became the stairs, some passageway trim and a built-in bookshelf. It's about 2500 square feet total, situated in the middle of 52 mostly wooded acres with trails and 2 creeks. Safe to say, we're not moving. 😉
I grew up in a colonial home much like the one you showed. This was on the east coast. Now I live in a ranch style, with a basement because it's the Midwest and tornadoes. 😃 There were a lot of Tudor style houses near my parents' home, but they were built in the 1920's and 30's and weren't very big compared to the colonials. There are houses in almost every style at a variety of price points, so generally, you don't have to be rich to get they style you want. I've seen a lot of cottage style, but no thatch roofs. I doubt they'd be allowed by the fire code. Townhouses are the same. You have smaller, less expensive homes for first time buyers or downsizers, but you can have million dollar townhouses, brownstones, etc. in NYC, Georgetown, Bethesda (outside of DC), etc.
Most famous "painted ladies" are city of SF. we have a group in downtown Buffalo. The are named so cuz they are painted 3-4 (sometimes 5) different colors. There are so many details on that style & using different colors help to highlight those details. Many times "wierld" colors are used...purple, turquoise, mustard, orange, cranberry. I helped paint one once; took forever- we used 2 colors on back, 3 colors on one side, 4 colors on open side & 5 colors on the front "money" side (had full porch, with pediment, that wrapped around to open side).
My Aunt and Uncle built a log cabin home in Napa, on a hill in the woods, in the early 80's ,it had a deck, that wrapped around the exterior, the front door faced North and it had solar power and used a well for plumbing, during the build they put a massive king sized bed on the porch for all the kids, 11 of us total at the time, and we'd sleep outside and watch falling stars all night, it was a small house but it was absolutely beautiful, my cousins and I loved visiting there
Up until a year ago, I lived in a log cabin in the NC mountains. We sold it when the market got hot and moved into our secondary home. Log cabin living was wonderful and I miss it and the location.
I grew up in a 1950s ranch home. My husband and family live in a 2-story colonial style with a big front porch. My favorite styles are Tudor, Craftsman, and I like some Frank Lloyd Wright. If you really love the Mid-Century modern design and plan to visit the US, I suggest you get a rental in Palm Springs, California - that city is known for mid century modern homes, desert with mountain views. You'll love it.
We have a 1 1/2 bath 2 bedroom, 2 story home with a detached garage , with lots of off street parking, plus a 50 ft long driveway, in a forrest of 100ft pines and even taller redwoods in the yard. It's near the Russian River, and has a private beach. We also have several redwood decks, one with a bedroom below it. We had a mountain lion on the property for awhile. It was hit by a car, then stuffed. The mountain lion is in a case at the local school.
We have White a 2 story Farm House with an L shaped porch with columns like the first one shown. We have 6 rooms total. 4 bedrooms on bottom floor, 2 bathrooms on bottom floor, and 2 bonus rooms (rooms with doors without closets) on second floor. We also have the kitchen, dining room, laundry room, and 2 living rooms on the bottom floor. The house as well as our workshop/garage is on 5.5 acres. For perspect, many houses in American suburbs sit on 0.25 to 0.5 acres.
We're from Utah, our home is a Rambler/Ranch 6 bed 4 bath built 2010. This is very standard for our area but most basements in newer homes are unfinished until its affordable to do so. We have open floor plan w very high ceiling 17 ft instead of an upper level. Love your reactions ❤❤❤
The only home we ever bought was in the mtns of NC. It was a split-level with a large covered porch and a sliding glass door that opened into the dining room with a large bay window overlooking the back of the property from the upper floor. While we were waiting for our house to close we bought a new side-by-side refrigerator/freezer, a trash compactor, dishwasher, flat top stove with self-cleaning oven & microwave above. In the kitchen there was a small floor to ceiling pantry too. The dining room opened into the living room, with a fireplace & double hung windows looking out onto the front yard & the 1/2 circle driveway, there were also 3 bedrooms & a bath upstairs; downstairs was a large family room with a propane stove & sliding glass door that opened onto the patio & further over was the above ground pool we put up a few months later, next to the fam. room was a 1/2 bath, laundry room, large open storage space where we kept the old fridge that came with the house & shelving for extra canned foods, kids toys & sports equipment, the single car garage with garage door opener, an exterior single door & wraparound work bench, on 3 acres with 2 springs, out buildings, a barn we converted into a chicken coop, all fenced, & a well with great water. One of the drawbacks on the house was the bedrooms were a bit smaller than I would have liked & all the closets were only single closets, not really built for 2 people to share, extremely small. There was an unfinished attic where I was later told the previous owner/builder stored their seasonal clothing. The major drawbacks with the house, although less than 20 yrs old, was that it was built before there were building codes or inspectors in the area, so no one caught that the roof was built wrong, not the proper wt bearing supports, joists, were used. 😱🤦♀️ We discovered they'd removed part of a wall between the dining & living rooms, and they neglected proper support on the bottom level below where the dining & living rooms met so the floor started sagging, then the ceiling started cracking. 😭 They neglected to put in a moisture barrier around the den or drainage away from the house so black mold started growing behind our entertainment center. AND we found out they'd added the downstairs 1/2 bath AFTER the house was completed & the septic tank had been put in, didn't measure correctly when adding the downstairs bathroom so the plumbing connection to the septic tank was too low. Our first week in the house, we got a deluge from the remnants of a hurricane & the septic tank backed up into the lower floor.😱😭 Such a shame. It was a beautiful home & property. Taught us some lessons, especially to stay on top of the inspector you hire to guarantee you don't get the shaft.
My ex-husband has a beautiful big cabin at Fishlake forest in Utah. It on the mountain by some other cabins and has a spectrum view of the lake. It is one of my all-time favorite places to visit. The deer come by all the time. You see some elk and occasionally a moose. It can sleep 20 people easily. The majority of homes that I have owned have been the ranch style. I like them. I do love my smaller bungalow home now.
I grew up living in a ranch-style house built from a kit by my dad and grandfather in the early 1950s. It's a sturdy, large house, and still lived in today. Later, I moved to Texas, where we had an adobe (earthen material) house.
I dont live in a Log Home but hope to when I retire. My aunte and uncle both worked for an electrical power generation plant here in Coalstrip Montana. When they retired; they bought 40 acres of land along the Stillwater River between Absarokee and Nye Montana and built a 2000 sq ft log home(not cabin) with their rear deck overlooking the river.
I grew up in a craftsman house. About 15 years ago my husband and i were living in a Mediterranean Style home. We are currently in a Ranch Style home now but my garage is detached and on 6 acres. I always wanted a French Country home (you are right, they seen very warm) . There are also 7:53 log cabins around where I am now.
Our first home was a split-level ranch on .25 acres located in town. We lived there for 20 years. We currently live in large a mid-Century modern built in 1966 on 4 acres surrounded by woods, but still in the city. It's funky and cool and we love it. But we are building a storybook cottage on the lake to retire in. It's on 10 acres with 1/4 mile of lakefront, and a quarter mile of bluffs wrapping the property. It's a dream home on dream property.
The most common modern-day house in America is a frame house built on concrete slab and sheathed in vinyl, 3 BR/2BA with the master suite having a large, walk-in closet, dual bathroom vanities with sinks, a large oval bathtub and step-in shower, two-car attached garage, utility/laundry room, and a back patio/deck.
The creepy vibes from the Victorian homes is because they were very popular for a while, and then abandoned, because upkeep is really high on these houses. The decaying beauties were then used in lots of horror movies, so it's been ingrained in Western psyche as scary, haunted, etc. We do have quite a large variety styles for houses, based on what's popular in each era, which you can usually identify by decade. You should look into Lustron Homes. Those were interesting and have a neat inspiration. There aren't many of them left, sadly. You might also like to see the wild designs by William Lloyd-Wright. His homes are historical landmarks and were very experimental, yet still breathtaking. Each house was a one-off, and there are no two houses that are the same. Each house even has its own name.
There are maybe a couple dozen of the Lustron homes in the St. Louis area, and one isn't very far from me. I used to have a list of addresses of these houses.
I live in a single story home on 112 acres. With a huge garage. We sold his mother's 2 story with a full basement log cabin. With a 2 story 4 car garage. The second story over the garage was used as her sewing/ craft room. It is on 60 acres. Both homes, ours & his mother's are off the grid.
My husband and I live in a ranch house. I grew up in a Craftsman house, I think (built around 1930-2 story, front porch, baseboards and crown molding on the inside)
We live in a “California Ranch” which is approx 2400 sf, 1-story over a crawlspace. Ours was built in 1956. The neighborhood was built up mostly through the end of the 1960’s. It also includes “split level” ranch style houses and clift-hangers which look like a single story from the street, but hang round the side of their hillside yard.
I live on the Gulf coast close to New Orleans and my house is what is called a double shotgun. It’s named that because you can shoot straight through the house from the front door out the back door. Traditionally the rooms only have 3 walls, the exterior wall and one wall on each side to separate them from each other. They were built this way to save money on materials and to allow a breeze to go through the house during the summer.
We have a log cabin up on Lookout Mountain in Colorado, my grandpa built it back in the early 2000’s and has lived there since. When my family or my cousins families are in between houses we just go live up there for a while. Frank Lloyd Wright really started the modern houses back in 1908-09 I think with the Robie house in Chicago, he’s an interesting guy to learn about.
I can't decide which style is my favorite. I really like antebellum style. Anything with a huge wraparound porch would be my preference. Something on the beach like Gulf Shores, Sarasota, or Anna Maria Island would be ideal.
I live in an average working-class neighborhood. The home size ranges from a 1250 sq. Ft. Home to a 2400 sq ft home. The smallest have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with an attached 2 car garage. The larger homes have 4 bedrooms, 2 and 1/2 bathrooms (the half means there’s no bathtub or shower) and a 3 far attached garage. There are home a lot larger here, worth millions. Most people can’t afford that and live in subdivisions with similar styled homes.
I'm a Floridian and we have your standard spanish style homes, however, I've always been crazy about the homes in California, I just love how they look, the layout etc. BTW, you have to have money here as well to live in a lot of those types of homes. Lookup pics of the houses in Newport, Rhode Island! You will be blown away!
Revival styles are just bits that are inspired by other cultures. The columns you likely seen on banks or older buildings. They aren’t meant to actually be the culture itself. They look ok just they have specific design cues.
I live in a modern style home 2 stories with a flat roofline. The home has floor to ceiling windows/sliding doors.there are 45 windows in our home. We have an open floor plan with a pool. We are fortunate to live on a the mountainside from our front and back yard you can see the Las Vegas strip.
My other set of grandparents used to live in that log style cabin they lived in the wood hills outside of Eugene. There was a small blackberry patch that we would always go to pick during berry season we would walk into the thickets with a small pail and walk along the Willamette Riverto the berries. Very fun
