Ranch style homes are usually more modest in size and ... Starting with the open floor plan, instead of taking down walls you just embrace where the natural breaks in rooms were.

Ranch-style homes are no longer as popular as they once ... option for many middle-class families. With its open floor plan and one-story layout, it was a perfect fit for the suburban lifestyle ...

it was the humble ranch house that paved the way. Now, one east-side neighborhood plans to show off its ranch-style roots with a tour dedicated to the housing design that dominated during the ...