Inside the 1954 Cliff May Residence
Vintage "Cliff May homes" brochure from 1953. Cliff May "The Father of the California Ranch Home" designed many unique homes here in Cali...
Typical floor plan for a 1930s Cliff May house.
Cliff May — Father of the modern day ranch house After our initial discovery of 8 historical plans inspired by Cliff May and now available on houseplans.com, Daniel Gregory, Ph.D., editor-in-chief, was kind enough to connect me with one of the Cliff May inspired home designers — Steven Murphy. Steven was more than happy to…
We have an old hacienda-style house with open-beam ceilings, that surrounds a completely enclosed courtyard. For years, people, including many architects, have told us we have a Cliff May house. I saw a sketch of a 1932 Cliff May spec house in a book & noticed that it looked a lot like our house. I then flipped the image horizontally & saw that it is substantially identical to our house. 1932 Cliff May spec house & mirror image original sketch: mirrored sketch: image from CAREFREE CALIFORNIA: CLIFF MAY AND THE ROMANCE OF THE RANCH HOUSE Comparing the mirrored 1932 sketch with our house, the similarities jump out more than the differences. (The home originally had a shake roof, but was recently replaced with composition shingle) below pic shows the original brick driveway (since replaced with stamped concrete) For some perspective on the time that our house was built, see it in this 1936 aerial photo. (the barn formerly in the back is gone - only the original poured foundation remains) And then a photo from the 1950s: The original Building Inspection, dated 9/20/1935, was found nailed onto the garage wall behind the water heater: Links To Blog Posts: 1. Discovering a Cliff May Home | 2. Comparing to known Cliff May designs | 3. Olive Tree | 4. Floor Plan | 5. Backyard Brick Path and Clothesline | 6. Pine Tree | 7. Driveway & Mechanic's Pit | 8. Wild Parrots | 9. Misc Pics
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Today on our list: 8 ranch house plans inspired by Cliff May — available, like the others, from houseplans.com. Wow, those historic-minded folk at houseplans.com are working overtime, it seems. While these are not original Cliff May plans — they have been updated for current building codes — they are “Cliff May-inspired” — and that’s important because Cliff…
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