During the 1930s,
home styles evolved to include what is now called
the Minimal Traditional style. This style remained
a prevalent style until about 1950, when it was
replaced by the popular Ranch.
The Minimal Traditional
incorporates Colonial and Tudor forms with the Modern
and International preference for as little ornamentation
as possible. This style may incorporate the basic
form of a Cape Cod for example, but introduces a
forward facing gable, small covered porch, and occasionally
corner-wrapped windows.
Hipped roofs
are not uncommon. Minimal Traditional style homes
were often fairly small cottage-size single- to
two story homes with practical floor
plans.
The Characteristics
of Traditional House:
Small entry
porch with simple pillars or columns.
Asymmetrical.
Shallow to medium pitched, gabled
or hipped roof usually with no eaves.
Simple floor plan, rectangular
shape, often with small ells.
Garages may be either detached
or part of the main house.
