Split The split-entry or split-level home plan rose to popularity during the 1950s as a multi-story modification of the then-dominant one-story ranch house. The Split-Level home retained the horizontal lines, low-pitched roof and overhanging eaves of the ranch house, but added a two-story unit divided at mid-height to a one-story wing to create three floor levels of interior space. Three levels made it possible to locate and accommodate three types of living spaces—quiet living spaces, noisy living and service spaces, and sleeping spaces—on three separate levels. Our collection of Split-Entry home plans consists of homes with two normal stories, with the entry foyer midway between them.