This 1937 ranch house by noted Miami architect Russell Pancoast is up for historic designation by the city of Coral Gables. Al Diaz adiaz@miamiherald.com Behold the humble ranch house. It’s the ...

It seemed a straightforward proposition. Coral Gables’ respected historic preservation officers asked the city preservation board to grant protection as a historic and architectural landmark to a ...

No stairs, no pretense — this house said exactly what it meant.

The American ranch house has for decades been dismissed as the real estate equivalent of the TV dinner—mass-produced, bland and outmoded. Recently, though, home buyers are warming to the humble legacy ...

Question: I am getting ready to buy my first home. I keep hearing the term “ranch style.” What is that? A: Ranch-style is an architectural style that started in California. Settlers built houses for ...

If the words “ranch-style house” make you think of a single-story residence with a low, long profile perched relatively close to ground level and with outdoor space devoted to a patio or porch, then ...