Lowbrow Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 L.A.'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE | FOURTH IN A SERIES The once and future ranch The postwar icon is wooing a new generation. Yes, your folks' house is cool again. By Scott Timberg, Times Staff Writer ITS low-slung frame sprawled across plains and valleys of a more open landscape. The single-story footprint didn't boast, or point skyward like the self-assured colonial or Victorian. It offered a comfortable relationship with the climate and surrounding flora, and a democratic, open floor plan; it didn't section off areas into servants quarters or announce visitors in grand foyers. It was modern without being Space Age, modest without being plain, evoking history without being mere nostalgia. If a style of residential architecture can symbolize an era, the ranch house became the iconic American home in the period from roughly 1945 to 1970: By some estimates, 70% of American homes built in the 25 years after World War II were ranch houses. ...... ARTICLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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