Ranch-Style Homes is an uniquely American domestic architectural style. First built in the 1930s, the ranch style was extremely popular in the United States during the 1950s to 1970s, as new suburbs were built for baby boomer families. The ranch house is noted for its long, low to the ground profile, and minimal use of exterior and interior decoration. The houses fuse modernist ideas and styles with notions of the American Western period working ranches. Their popularity waned in the late 20th century as neo-eclectic house styles, a return to using historical and traditional decoration, became popular. However, in recent years the ranch house has been undergoing a revitalization of interest. Preservationist movements have begun in some ranch house neighborhoods as well as renewed interest in the style from a younger generation who did not grow up in the ranch house style homes. This renewed interest in the ranch house style has been compared to that which other house styles such as the Bungalow and Queen Anne experienced in the 20th century, initial dominance of the market, replacement as the desired housing style, decay and disinterest coupled with lots of teardowns, then renewed interest and gentrification of the surviving homes.

 

Split-Level Home is a style of house in which the floor level of one part of the house is about half way between a floor and its ceiling of the other part of the house. The one story section typically contains a family room (also known as a living room), dining room, and kitchen. There are typically two small sets of stairs that attach the one story section of the house to the two story section. One set leads up, typically to bedrooms and a bathroom. The other set leads down to a large family room and basement area. Often, the basement level also includes the garage and is level with the driveway. The first floor is built halfway between the basement and second floor, with the second floor being above the basement. Alternately, both halves of the house may be two stories tall, with a basement beneath the "first story" section described above. Additions to the house are possible by adding a third floor above the first or expanding outward from any side.  A sidesplit is where the split level is visible from the front elevation of the home. A backsplit is where the split level is only visible from the side elevation. The front elevations shows only a single story and the two stories are in the back.

 

 

American Colonial Architecture also called Colonial Georgian, characterizes the style of domestic architecture, church buildings and some institutional and government buildings that were built in America from the earliest colonies until the Neoclassical architectural style locally called "Federal" replaced in for high-style buildings in the 1780s.  High-style houses were built by wealthy Anglo Americans in several distinctively local styles, in New England, the mid-Atlantic colonies and the Southern colonies. The American colonial style drew its influence from the Georgian architecture of Great Britain, with indirect sources in Italian Renaissance style of the sixteenth century. Emigrating craftsmen training in English building practice and a series of printed builders' guides with engraved illustrations both made their contribution to the building vocabulary that spread to the English colonies.

The Luxury Home Floor plans frequently include large rooms, often in the form of an atrium-style hall which extends upwards through the height of the house and which features a striking staircase, or alternately a "great room". The great room is often tall as well and may have a "cathedral" ceiling following the pitch of the roof line, a balcony that serves as part of the upstairs hallway, or both. The great room generally takes one of two forms: it is either an open-plan space that incorporates several uses, or a formal drawing room-style reception area. In the latter case, a formal dining room is often found as a complement.  Luxury Homes typically include a large number of modern, high-tech features. Often, these houses will have as many bathrooms as bedrooms, and the master bath will usually include additional spa-like features, such as dual sinks, a whirlpool tub, a separate shower, or a sauna.  Lighting systems may be complex, with large banks of switches or computerized controls. Television, telephone, cable, and Ethernet wiring will often be included throughout much of the house. Some homes also contain centralized audio, with independent volume controls for each room of the house.  Kitchens are generously sized and contain high-tech appliances and features, such as walk-in refrigerators with panels that match the kitchen cabinets, built-in vegetable steamers, granite countertops, multiple ovens, or specialized wine-storage refrigerators.