Ranch House Plans

Ranch house plans - one story, long, low, patio- or courtyard-oriented designs - developed in the late 1920s and early 1930s and were inspired by historic early California haciendas and ranchos in places like San Diego and Monterey with their open "corredors" or exterior hallways connecting major rooms. The ranch house style of architecture was popularized by designers like Cliff May in Southern California (see my Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House, by Daniel P. Gregory, published by Rizzoli, 2008) and architects like William Wurster in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1930s and 1940s whose ranch houses were widely published in magazines like Sunset and House Beautiful. The modern ranch house became the dominant American home style during the 1950s and 1960s as suburban developments proliferated across the country. Ranch houses combine rustic elements like board and batten or stucco siding, wood overhangs, and simple gable roofs with modern features like open plans and expansive window walls -- often with sliding doors opening to patios. Ranch house plans usually rest on slab foundations, which eliminates the need for steps down to the garden and adds to the sense that house and lot are extensions of each other. Famous high style examples of the mid-century modern ranch house include Eichler homes, Frank Lloyd Wright's "Usonian" houses, and many examples in the Case Study House Program sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine.

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18-1036
Ranch House Plan # 18-1036
1412 sq ft From $675.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 0 55' 35'
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427-6
Ranch House Plan # 427-6
1924 sq ft From $625.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 64' 59'
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436-1
Ranch House Plan # 436-1
2599 sq ft From $1,200.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 64' 91'
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427-5
Ranch House Plan # 427-5
1550 sq ft From $625.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 55' 48'
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18-4523
Ranch House Plan # 18-4523
1863 sq ft From $725.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 2 1 2 60' 54'
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427-4
Ranch House Plan # 427-4
1493 sq ft From $625.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 65' 39'
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81-101
Ranch House Plan # 81-101
2207 sq ft From $775.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2½ 2 0 67' 54'
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302-204
Ranch House Plan # 302-204
1600 sq ft From $568.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 0 53' 4" 35'
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452-1
Ranch House Plan # 452-1
1920 sq ft From $3,000.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 0 57' 48'
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64-172
Ranch House Plan # 64-172
2517 sq ft From $1,200.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 56' 92'
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60-296
Ranch House Plan # 60-296
2824 sq ft From $665.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2½ 1 2 110' 42'
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18-1035
Ranch House Plan # 18-1035
1493 sq ft From $510.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 65' 39'
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18-4510
Ranch House Plan # 18-4510
1894 sq ft From $625.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
2 2 2 0 52' 38'
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116-169
Ranch House Plan # 116-169
1250 sq ft From $510.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 50' 42'
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56-601
Ranch House Plan # 56-601
5565 sq ft From $1,050.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 4 0 3 75' 60'
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44-156
Ranch House Plan # 44-156
2492 sq ft From $720.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 3 1 2 105' 8" 49'
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312-599
Ranch House Plan # 312-599
1741 sq ft From $545.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 61' 36'
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45-153
Ranch House Plan # 45-153
2719 sq ft From $749.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 2½ 1 2 96' 43'
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1-525
Ranch House Plan # 1-525
2312 sq ft From $550.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 3 1 0 57' 40'
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60-265
Ranch House Plan # 60-265
2592 sq ft From $665.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 3 84' 76'
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335-222
Ranch House Plan # 335-222
1396 sq ft From $635.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 1 68' 30'
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427-9
Ranch House Plan # 427-9
1787 sq ft From $625.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 3 1 2 64' 50'
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81-13909
Ranch House Plan # 81-13909
2300 sq ft From $1,000.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 3 2 3 65' 54'
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41-107
Ranch House Plan # 41-107
1333 sq ft From $510.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 56' 65'
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Useful link(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranch-style_house

Useful information:
Full disclosure: my new book Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House (Rizzoli) - this is Dan Gregory writing -- uses new and archival photography to showcase May's work. Realtors Doug and Rochelle Kramer share their expertise about Cliff May's tract ranch houses on their website www.ranchostyle.com. A major exhibition titled "Carefree California: Cliff May and the Romance of the Ranch" runs February 26 through June 17, 2012, at the University Art Museum at the university of california at Santa Barbara, (805)893-7564, uam.ucsb.edu. Other ranch house resources are www.cliffmayregistry.com; and www.lottaliving.com/. A related one-story mid-century modern courtyard-oriented house type is the Eichler, prevalent in Northern and Southern California (www.eichlernetwork.com). Architects across the country adapted the suburban ranch house idea during the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.