IN RECENT years the ranch-type house has firmly established itself as one of the South’s most popular and adaptable styles of architecture. The friendly informality of its exterior makes it equally at home in town or country, and experience has proved the livability of its spread-out floor plan.
Here is a plan which strikes a new note in exterior treatment of the ranch-style house. It retains much of the character of the original, yet has the neatness and simplicity of modern design. To achieve greater privacy and an unusually well-balanced appearance, it places small windows on the front elevation. The large windows are located at the back overlooking the garden.
A glance at the floor plan shows that this house was designed for easy management. The entrance foyer and hall provide ready access to the bedroom wing and the service and living areas. The bathroom is convenient to all parts of the house, and the kitchen, which has a large pantry, is centrally located.
The living-dining room and the adjoining porch—reached from doors in both the kitchen and the living room—are made to order for entertaining. The two window walls make one room seem like a continuation of the other, and together they provide an exceptionally large living area for a house of this size.
The focal point of the living room is the brick fireplace which, with a bookcase on one side and a woodbox on the other, takes up an entire wall. Adding importance to this end of the room is the large brick-paved area in front of the fireplace wall.
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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950
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