California ranch
Pacific state spread
A California ranch is a single-story house style that emerged in the American West during the mid-20th century, characterized by a long, low profile, open floor plan, and easy access to outdoor spaces.
The style emphasizes casual indoor-outdoor living, typically featuring sliding glass doors, attached garages, and minimal ornamentation.
California ranches dominated suburban development from the 1940s through the 1970s and remain common throughout the United States.
They bought a California ranch with a big backyard for the kids.
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- open floor planInterior without dividing walls
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- cattle driveMoving herd to market
- haciendaSpanish-speaking country estate
red tile roof · horseback riding · grazing · outdoor dining · sunset views · rolling hills · dry grass · land grants · adobe · barn · pasture · patio · mid-century modern · vaquero · vineyard · wine country · irrigation · stucco
California ranchCape Cod
Massachusetts coastal peninsula
Tudor · Queen Anne · brownstone · row house · split-level
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