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Search Ranch-style Homes in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley.
"Ranch Revival" may be a more accurate term for this informal, efficient house style that is enjoying an exciting comeback. And why not? In the hands of the right builder, it's the perfect home: beautiful, practical, and economical.
A relative newbie in the history of home styles (the first modern Ranch home was built in San Diego in 1932), it is also the nation's most prolific style because of its popularity during the housing boom of the '50s through the ´80s. Many of those homes, built in a race with time to keep ahead of demand, were stripped of aesthetic embellishment. But the true Ranch dates back to the Spanish Colonial period beginning in the 1820s, and borrows elements from the Craftsman and Prairie styles as well. In fact, the Ranch home was heavily influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright -- the long, narrow form and simplified roof line, interiors that are open to embrace the light, and a floor plan with designated living areas: sleeping on this side, social activity on the other, with the kitchen and dining room as the heart at the center of everything.
Today's Ranch home may use brick, stone, stucco, or wood siding, or any subtle, tasteful combination, and may include any architectural embellishment.  |
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Availability of Ranch Style Homes in Phoenix Metro |
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Plenty of interesting Ranch style homes can be found throughout the East Valley. Areas of note include Orangewood, Bel Air Estates, and Biltmore Heights, and Arcadia in Phoenix, Hidden Village in Scottsdale, and Braecrest in Paradise Valley. |