15 of the Most Common House Styles in the U.S. (and How to Tell Them Apart)

And this extends to the most fundamental of possessions: Our homes.

Ranch

The Ranch-style house is one of the most popular and easily identifiable.

The homes were named after a common storage container for salt back in those days.

It was probably built in the Greek Revival style.

And since were Americans, we took that very literally.

Its essentially a way of making the Ranch-style house work in a more densely populated area.

This style of house originated in Europe andmade its way to the U.S. from England in the 19thcentury.