INDIANAPOLIS — A new online guide Indiana Landmarks is launching Sept. 1 to help Hoosiers learn about residential home designs over the last 200 years. “Historic House Styles: A Guide to 200 Years of Residential Architecture in Indiana” documents more than 40 home styles — from rustic log homes to modern ranch houses — all of which can be found in Indiana.
For example, upon discovery that germs spread illness, Americans rejected the plush interiors of the late nineteenth century in favor of the bare floors, built-in cabinets, and open sleeping porches of the twentieth-century Craftsman style. The new guide showcases home designs that helped spur suburban growth after World War II and shares related details, such as how a home council determined in 1951 that the split level home was particularly well suited for women who liked to clean different parts of the house on different days.
Find the guide and begin exploring at www.indianalandmarks.org/historic-houses/.