Ranch
Popular style originating in the mid
1930s in California
Loosely based on the Spanish
Colonial house of the  American
southwest, but modified by Prairie
and Craftsman designs
 Became a dominant house style in
the 1950s and 1960s
One story house with garage or
carport on one end
Features include:
n One-story shapes with low
pitched roof
n Rambling facades
n Moderate or wide eave
overhang
n Ribbon windows or large
picture windows are common