Ranch Style

With its origins in the Western United States, the ranch home is synonymous with freedom. Free from the formality and stiffness of architectural styles leading up to the ranch home, it is the lack of frivolities that make the ranch home style so endearing and enduring.

These single story homes have low-pitched gable roofs and a long, narrow shape reflective of the rambling prairies of the West. They are often U-shaped or L-shaped, have attached garages and sliding glass doors which open on to wide porches or sprawling lawns.

The informal style of the Ranch home lends to its character. It is a Western home built simply for Western values. The large windows on the low and sprawling building allowed for breathtaking panoramic views of the Montana flatlands, or the California hills.

Ranch homes, first popularized in California, are closely tied to the automobile. A standard feature in every Ranch home is an attached garage. The houses seem to roll and ramble just as their inhabitants do, spreading out low and wide across the landscape. The automobile helped to carry the style away from the coast and throughout the country, aiding its surprising popularity.

The simplicity of the Ranch home floor plan means wide-open spaces, within and without. There are few interior walls and fewer adornments. The Ranch home is made up entirely of local, natural materials such as oak and brick and is naturally lit with large windows.

Like any architectural style, the Ranch style home can be built with varying levels of care and attention. The popularity of the Ranch home in the 1950’s led to endless miles of sprawling suburban tract homes built in the Ranch style; manufactured quickly and cheaply. While this is the commonly associated image of a Ranch home, it does not have to be the case.

Custom-built modular homes can be built to your specifications, and with a high degree of quality craftsmanship by custom home builders. The classic ranch home is a sturdy, sprawling, wide-open affair entrenched in the spirit of the West. PepperTree Homes can create a beautiful and high-quality Ranch home to your specifications and to fit your budget and property.

Beauty, freedom, practicality and strength are combined in the Ranch style of architecture in what may be the perfect recipe for your new home. We will work with you and your property to create a Ranch home to reflect you and the land you love.