ranch house
noun
1
: the main dwelling house on a ranch
2
: a one-story house typically with a low-pitched roof and an open plan
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At the time, much of Altadena, a suburb north of Pasadena in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, was neither wealthy nor in high demand, and its bungalows and ranch houses were affordable.
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
These two young hounds chased the house cats around the San Ysidro ranch house together.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
More recently, the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County claimed most of Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park, including Will Rogers’ original ranch house.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
There’s the 4,000-square-foot ranch house, which Himovitz renovated, with three bedrooms and three baths.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
These two young hounds chased the house cats around the San Ysidro ranch house together.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
More recently, the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County claimed most of Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park, including Will Rogers’ original ranch house.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
There’s the 4,000-square-foot ranch house, which Himovitz renovated, with three bedrooms and three baths.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Ranch house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch%20house. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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