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DECORATIVE PORCH SUPPORTS <br />BRICK WALL CLADDING <br />International <br />CLERESTORY RIBBON WINDOWS <br />FLAT ROOF <br />RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STYLES <br />The ranch style began in;, the mid -1939s in <br />California. It gained popularity in the 1940,s and <br />became the dominant style for residential <br />architecture during the 1959s and '60s. The <br />dependence on the automobile allowed for the <br />development of suburban, neighborhoods, with <br />larger lots, which allowed for maximizing the front <br />facade width. Characteristics include: <br />* asymmetrical one story shapes with low- <br />pitched roofs <br />* moderate or wide eave overhangs <br />* wooden or brick wall cladding <br />• decorative iron or wooden porch, suipports <br />• ribbon, windows, or large picture windows <br />commonly with decorative shutters <br />The International style began appearing in the, <br />American residential landscape in the 1939s and <br />continued until the 1970s. After World War 11, <br />elements of the International style were softened <br />into a widespread vernacular referred to as the <br />Contemporary style. Characteristics include: <br />• flat roofs with an asymmetrical facade <br />• multiple roof lines <br />® smooth, unornamented wall surfaces <br />• windows set flush to outer walls, <br />* regular and clerestory ribbon windows <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 91 <br />