"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Even if you've heard of a split-level home, you may not know what exactly makes it split-level. There are ...

Split-level homes are a suburban relic of post-WWII baby boom housing trends that began in the 1950s and were popular until the 1970s. Builders riffed on the traditional ranch house in order to ...

Photographer Rod Komis fell in love with his picture-perfect neighborhood long before he bought a house there. “I always liked the street,” he said, a quiet cul-de-sac in a pocket of winding roads and ...

EUGENE, ORE. – Nestled perfectly into an uphill sloping lot, the Alpenglow house plan is a stunning manifestation of modern architecture blended with prairie-inspired aesthetics. This residence is a ...

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The owners of an Edina split-level home wanted additional daylight and more connection to the outdoors. A renovation included three box-style additions off the back in order to reimagine or extend key ...

As with many homes from that era, the kitchen was originally dark and cut off from the rest of the living spaces. The challenge: Susan Hoyt and Steven Taff bought their 1954 midcentury modern gem in ...

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If you take a drive through an older suburban neighborhood in the United States, you'll likely come across more than one split-level house. While they're not as commonly built today, this style of ...