What could be more Texan than a ranch-style home? The name alone sounds ideal for the Lone Star State. According to a recent report from Google, ranch-style houses are now the most commonly searched-for style of home in the United States. But what is ranch-style architecture? And what are some of its defining features and benefits?  This style of home tends to only have one story, making it an ideal option for people who find it hard to climb stairs every day. For this reason, ranch homes are especially popular with older residents who have greater difficulty moving around than they once did. The lack of stairs also frees up more living space on the home’s first floor.

 

Though ranch homes originated in the 1920s, they were ahead of their time in featuring the wide, open-concept floorplans that are in vogue today. An open ranch house floorplan makes it easier to entertain, bringing together the kitchen, living room, and dining room, and helps capture natural light in every room of the house. Although small ranch homes exist nearly everywhere in the U.S., those in Texas are often larger, their U-shaped or L-shaped design sprawling across a larger lot. 

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Most Texas Ranch homes typically include a more blended stone with what is called luders and tans compared to the white limestone used years in the past.  

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