Stone is one of the most common building materials in Europe and still is. In large stretches of the UK the majority of dwellings are built out of stone, either rubble stone covered with plaster or solid stone. These areas are called the "stone belts," as stone was commonly available and cheap.
There's no specific stone style as stone was used in every architectural period from medieval to Tudor to Georgian to Victorian to 21st century.
Stone houses have always been rarer in the United States due to the cheap availability of timber (by the 18th century timber was becoming rare in Europe so people stopped using it). My house in Maryland is stone, built circa 1925 in the style of an 18th century Pennsylvania farmhouse. I love the solidness of the house and the nearly 2ft thick exterior walls never cease to amaze me.
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