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Background of Ranch House Plans

Originally the ranch home style was derived from southwestern and Spanish colonial homes. However the emergence of the first ranch homes appeared in the 1930’s and quickly became the dominant home design in American suburbia during the 1950’s. Ranch house plans feature an expressed freedom of space and were common among baby boomers.

Plans for ranch homes, simplistic in design gained popularity and made the use of abundant space in rural suburbs outside of the cities, which also provided the ability for individuals to drive cars to work. The ranch house supplied to what many Americans wanted, affordability, there own land, an open spacious house that could bring the outdoors in and provide an area for kids to play, spring time barbecues, and maybe a nice piece of soil for a gardener to enjoy.

Although ranch houses are often criticized as having little or no style, they were an extremely popular home choice between 1935 and 1975. Many people still prefer to purchase ranch house plans today because of their simple, yet efficient design.

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