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I grew up in a split, which looks similar, but had 4 levels and a basement. It looks similar to the other house, but has an additional level. Here's a split level house located in my old neighborhood:
A splanch:
They look very similar which is why some people who are not familiar with the difference unwittingly use the terms split and splanch interchangeably.
Note the roof pitch over the front door on the split. That's where the 4th level was. The splanch does not have a 4th level over the front door.
This is a "Splanch", short for split-level ranch; sometimes called a "front to rear split". Notice the higher than usual roof line. I grew up in a house very similar to this and my grandmother also had a house with such a layout.. From the street it appears to be a ranch but only the living room, dining room and kitchen are on the main level. In the center of the house are two short staircases, one going up to the bedroom level, the other going down to a family room, laundry room and bathroom.
The one I lived in also had a crawl space under the living room level which could have been a fourth level if it had been dug into a full basement. The back of the house was tall, flat and ugly and had access to the backyard through the laundry room about four feet below grade level.
This is a "Splanch", short for split-level ranch; sometimes called a "front to rear split". Notice the higher than usual roof line. I grew up in a house very similar to this and my grandmother also had a house with such a layout.. From the street it appears to be a ranch but only the living room, dining room and kitchen are on the main level. In the center of the house are two short staircases, one going up to the bedroom level, the other going down to a family room, laundry room and bathroom.
The one I lived in also had a crawl space under the living room level which could have been a fourth level if it had been dug into a full basement. The back of the house was tall, flat and ugly and had access to the backyard through the laundry room about four feet below grade level.
Yes. There is more than one model of splanch -- such as the picture which MemoryMaker provided and the second picture (sage green house) which I provided.
My sister-in-law's splanch looks just like the one MemoryMaker posted, but the interior layout matches exactly what you've described.
Is there a good website that shows all the typical house types (split, ranch, splanch, colonial, etc.) and typical floor plans plus pros/cons of each? I'd be interesting reading for sure.
I grew up in a split, which looks similar, but had 4 levels and a basement. It looks similar to the other house, but has an additional level. Here's a split level house located in my old neighborhood:
A splanch:
They look very similar which is why some people who are not familiar with the difference unwittingly use the terms split and splanch interchangeably.
Note the roof pitch over the front door on the split. That's where the 4th level was. The splanch does not have a 4th level over the front door.
The listing MemoryMaker gave does say that, no argument there. When I input my sister-in-law's address (not in Westbury) it does not. Looking at the rear pics of the Westbury house, my SIL's doesn't look like that in the back. (No bump out as seen to the left of the listing's photo, only one window adjacent to the door on the right side of the photo.)
Here's another variation of a splanch which is similar to your example:
It has all the splanch hallmarks in the floor layout:
garage at entry level; center entrance; kitchen dividing family room from dining room; living room (the wood floored 'family room' in the photos) on its own level; bedrooms on their own level.
That Milburn Ave house is the worst of both worlds. It's as ugly as a high ranch with the inconvenience of a split level. While the picture and description I posted was of a front-to-rear split (splanch) I guess this one could also be called a rear-to-front split level version.
The listing MemoryMaker gave does say that, no argument there. When I input my sister-in-law's address (not in Westbury) it does not. Looking at the rear pics of the Westbury house, my SIL's doesn't look like that in the back. (No bump out as seen to the left of the listing's photo, only one window adjacent to the door on the right side of the photo.)
Here's another variation of a splanch which is similar to your example:
It has all the splanch hallmarks in the floor layout:
garage at entry level; center entrance; kitchen dividing family room from dining room; living room (the wood floored 'family room' in the photos) on its own level; bedrooms on their own level.
Hmmm, no part of that house looks like a ranch so I don't see how it can be called a splanch. More realtor-speak, perhaps?
Hmmm, no part of that house looks like a ranch so I don't see how it can be called a splanch. More realtor-speak, perhaps?
The thing is it doesn't have to 'look like a ranch' because it isn't a ranch as it has more than one floor. If you were to peel away the second floor and extend the existing garage roofline over the first floor the house would look just like a ranch. But seeing this is a splanch and by definition has living space on more than one level, it can't have the traditional ranch roofline.
As with many mid century homes, it has been tweaked, but inside, it still features the garage at entry level, living room on its own level, and bedrooms on another level.
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