Browse many southern-style house plans below.
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,541 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a single-story Southern 3-bedroom cottage. Here’s the floor plan: This 3-bedroom cottage flaunts a Southern charm with its stone exterior, brick-clad base, shuttered windows, and decorative columns bordering the L-shaped front porch. The wraparound porch welcomes you into a …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,008 Bedrooms: 3-6 Bathrooms: 3-6 Stories: 1 Garage: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a contemporary style single-story 6-bedroom Southwest home. Here’s the floor plan: This contemporary Southwest home showcases an impeccable charm with its attractive stone and stucco siding along with rustic wood beams that frame the covered patio. Inside, …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 4,505 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 4.5 Stories: 2 Garage: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a traditional 5-bedroom two-story Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: This 5-bedroom Southern home exudes a traditional charm with hipped rooflines, gable dormers, and a painted brick exterior. The charm continues inside showcasing brick accents and exposed …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,055 Bedrooms: 3-4 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 1 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a single-story 4-bedroom Southern cottage. Here’s the floor plan: This Southern cottage exudes a traditional charm with its clapboard siding, shuttered windows, brick skirting, and a wraparound porch bordered by white pillars. A cozy living room warmed …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,467 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom Southern style single-story home. Here’s the floor plan: This one-level Southern home is embellished with clapboard siding, shuttered windows, brick skirting, and five decorative columns supporting the wraparound porch. Inside, the open living and dining …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,778 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a Southern style 3-bedroom single-story traditional home. Here’s the floor plan: This Southern traditional home offers a 28′-wide floor plan designed for narrow lots. It features a cheery yellow siding, brick base, and an 8′-deep front porch …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,831 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom Southern single-story cottage. Here’s the floor plan: A combination of horizontal lap siding, brick base, and metal roof accent brings an immense curb appeal to this Southern style 3-bedroom cottage. The house is further enhanced …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,703 Bedrooms: 3-4 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 2 Garage: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 4-bedroom Southern style single-story symmetrical farmhouse. Here’s the floor plan: This 4-bedroom Southern farmhouse features a symmetrical facade graced with a board and batten siding, brick skirting, shuttered windows, and a covered porch topped with a …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 6,234 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5.5 Stories: 2 Garage: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a Southern two-story 4-bedroom tidewater style home. Here’s the floor plan: This two-story home features a Southern tidewater look that’s designed to help deal with both wet and hot climates. It has a courtyard entry garage and …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,433 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a Southern 3-bedroom two-story traditional home. Here’s the floor plan: This two-story Southern traditional home boasts a classic charm with its clapboard siding, a cupola, exposed rafter tails, decorative balcony, and an elongated front porch bordered with white railings …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,487 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 1 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a Southern single-story 3-bedroom traditional home. Here’s the floor plan: This 3-bedroom traditional home exudes a Southern charm with its hipped rooflines, shuttered windows, and a massive front porch topped by three gable dormers. A 2-car garage …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,609 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom single-story Southern cottage. Here’s the floor plan: This Southern cottage features a traditional appeal adorned with horizontal siding and symmetrical windows flanking the glazed entry door. It offers a simple and narrow floor plan …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,860 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a single-story 3-bedroom Southern country home. Here’s the floor plan: This Southern country home features a simple floor plan that includes an open layout for comfortable living and split bedrooms for optimum privacy all on one level. Front and …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 523 Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a Southern style 1-bedroom single-story cottage. Here’s the floor plan: This Southern style cottage offers a compact floor plan with 523 sq. ft. of living space making it a great guest house, a rental property, or a starter home. …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,096 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom single-story Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: Stone and clapboard siding brings a great curb appeal to this single-story Southern home. It includes a covered entry porch and a hipped dormer sitting on the double …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,329 Bedrooms: 3-5 Bathrooms: 3.5-4.5 Stories: 1-2 Garage: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a brick-clad two-story 5-bedroom Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: Clad in a stately brick exterior, this two-story Southern home features an exquisite curb appeal further enhanced with hipped rooflines, shuttered windows, and an arched entry. It …
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Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,163 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3.5 Stories: 2-3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a three-story Southern 4-bedroom traditional home. Here’s the floor plan: This 4-bedroom Southern home exhibits a traditional appeal with its clapboard siding, a center dormer, and a deep front porch lined with decorative columns. As you stepped inside, you …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,997 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 2 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story Southern-style 3-bedroom cottage. Here’s the floor plan: Blue horizontal siding, gable rooflines, and a shed dormer lend a Southern influence to this two-story cottage. A screened porch welcomes you inside where you’ll find a large …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,371 Bedrooms: 3-4 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 2 Garages: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 4-bedroom Southern country home. Here’s the floor plan: Buy this plan Buy this plan An L-shaped covered porch that wraps around the facade highlights this two-story Southern country home. Inside, the foyer ushers you into …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,057 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3.5 Stories: 2 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 4-bedroom Southern Belle home. Here’s the floor plan: The charming Southern Belle home is graced with a two-level grand covered porch topped with three decorative dormers. With a spacious deck at the back, you have …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,373 Bedrooms: 3-5 Bathrooms: 2.5-3.5 Stories: 1-2 Garages: 2-3 Welcome to photos and house plan footprint for a two-story 4-bedroom southern French country home. Here’s the floor plan: Video tour: Floor Plan Variations The following are some floor plan variations including a 3-car garage and front-facing garage. This Southern French country …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,161 Bedrooms: 4-5 Bathrooms: 4-5 Stories: 2 Garages: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 5-bedroom Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: Two-story Southern home with a touch of modern boasting pristine white stucco, a trio of dormers, a brick chimney, and sleek covered porches. Inside, the foyer is flanked …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,999 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3.5+ Stories: 1 Garages: 4 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom single-story Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: Multiple gables, decorative arches, single dormer, double columns, and an angled garage with workshop space grace this single-story Southern home. As you walked into the home, you are …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 4,747 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4.5 Stories: 2 Garage: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 4-bedroom Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: White stucco exterior, hipped rooflines, and multiple balconies with striking railings adorn this two-story Southern home. Inside, a spacious foyer with a vaulted ceiling gives you sweeping views …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,846 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 2 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 3-bedroom Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: Two large dormers, a stone chimney that matches the exterior walls, and a covered porch that wraps entirely around the house create a striking curb appeal. Inside, a …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,298 Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 1-bedroom single-story Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: This 1-bedroom Southern home flaunts a traditional elegance with its brick and stone exterior, charming dormers, dark wood shutters, and decorative arches framing the front porch. Inside, the …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,386 Bedrooms: 3-4 Bathrooms: 3 Stories: 1 Garages: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 4-bedroom single-story southern home. Here’s the floor plan: Bright yellow siding, double columns, charming dormers, and decorative brackets adorn the single-story southern home. An enticing front porch brings you to the soaring foyer and a quiet …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 4,443 Bedrooms: 4-5 Bathrooms: 5 Stories: 2 Garages: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 5-bedroom southern home. Here’s the floor plan: This two-story southern home boasts a luxury floor plan that includes spacious and flexible rooms perfect for growing families. Inside, exposed brick and rustic beams grace the interior. …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,005 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom single-story southern style The Zeller home. Here’s the floor plan: The single-story southern style home shows off a country charm featuring multi-tiered gables, striking stone accents, raised entry porch, and classic dormers that sit above the front-entry …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,793 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Stories: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a three-story 4-bedroom The Amelia southern home. Here’s the floor plan: A three-story southern home with a narrow floor plan features a hillside walkout foundation highlighting the basement entry garage and a handy residential elevator. A deep front porch …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,645 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom southern single-story The Sawyer home. Here’s the floor plan: This southern style home exhibits a traditional beauty with its horizontal exterior siding, white trims, charming shutters, and decorative arches framing the welcoming front porch. Inside, the foyer …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,787 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a single-story 3-bedroom southern style The Altamont home. Here’s the floor plan: A single-story southern style home with a well-laid out floor plan that highlights wide covered porches and a large gathering space perfect for families with active lifestyles. …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 4,242 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4.5 Stories: 2 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 4-bedroom two-story Briars southern home. Here’s the floor plan: Towering greek columns, hipped rooflines, and a classic stucco exterior adorn the two-story Briars southern home. Inside, the decorative columns are mirrored in the foyer and living …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,487 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 4.5 Stories: 2 Garages: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 5-bedroom southern style Renville home. Here’s the floor plan: This 5-bedroom southern style home flaunts a distinctive charm with its circular patterns that are continued in the great room. A see-through gas fireplace is both …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,998 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4 Stories: 2 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 4-bedroom southern two-story The Ashley home. Here’s the floor plan: A combination of stucco and stone exterior along with hipped and gable rooflines adorn this two-story southern home. Inside, a two-sided staircase creates visual interest in …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 4,450 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5.5 Stories: 2 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 4-bedroom Sea Cave southern home. Here’s the floor plan: This two-story southern home flaunts an airy beach appeal with its white lap exterior siding, hipped rooflines, decorative columns, and ornate railings that add a striking …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,309 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4.5 Stories: 2 Garages: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 4-bedroom two-story Southern traditional home. Here’s the floor plan: A wraparound entry porch of this Southern traditional home creates a warm welcome while a multitude of windows brings a light and airy interior. As you walked …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,841 Bedrooms: 2-3 Bathrooms: 2.5-3.5 Stories: 1 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom single-story Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: This single-story Southern home features a charming facade graced with light blue siding, ribbed metal roofs, stone bases, a classic turret, and white columns bordering the entry porch. …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,863 Bedrooms: 4-5 Bathrooms: 3-4 Stories: 1-2 Garages: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 5-bedroom traditional Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: A two-story traditional home graced with a Southern exterior boasting a blend of brick and siding, hipped rooflines, rustic pillars, and twin dormers sitting above the wide …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,031 Bedrooms: 3-4 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 4-bedroom two-story Southern traditional home. Here’s the floor plan: This Southern traditional home boasts a symmetrical facade graced with a brick exterior, framed windows, and four pillars lining the front porch. Inside, the foyer is flanked by a …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,095 Bedrooms: 3-4 Bathrooms: 3 Stories: 2 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a two-story 4-bedroom traditional Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: A stacked front porch topped with three large dormers creates a unique appeal in this two-story traditional Southern home. Inside, the foyer is flanked by the formal …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,425 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a single-story 3-bedroom Southern country home. Here’s the floor plan: This 3-bedroom Southern country home offers a budget-friendly floor plan ideal for a small family. It includes front and back porches to extend the living space as you enjoy …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 3,439 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2.5+ Stories: 3 Cars: 3 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 4-bedroom three-story southern coastal home. Here’s the floor plan: This three-story Southern home is clad in stucco siding and is perfect on coastal lots since it is built on a CMU block foundation. The home is …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,330 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom single-story The Yankton Southern traditional cottage. Here’s the floor plan: This Southern traditional cottage is packed with stunning details including a red brick cladding, high hipped roofs, twin dormers, graceful metal roof accents, and an arched entry. …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 1,684 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2.5 Stories: 2 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 3-bedroom two-story traditional Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: This traditional Southern brick home features a large shed dormer and a graceful portico with an arched entry flanked by massive framed windows. As you stepped into …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,530 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 3 Stories: 1 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 2-bedroom single-story Southern ranch. Here’s the floor plan: Buy this plan Buy this plan This single-story Southern ranch offers a simple floor plan that’s designed for narrow lots. It includes a rear-entry garage that can fit …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,290 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Stories: 1 Welcome to photos and footprint for a 4-bedroom single-story The Marchbanks Southern traditional home. Here’s the floor plan: Buy this plan Buy this plan Vertical and horizontal siding along with stone accents and decorative gable trims grace this 4-bedroom Southern traditional home. It includes a …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,016 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Garages: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a single-story 2-bedroom traditional style home. Here’s the floor plan: Buy this plan Buy this plan This single-story Southern home has a classic horizontal siding and a drive-through garage enclosed in rustic wooden doors. A large covered …
Specifications: Sq. Ft.: 2,078 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Stories: 1 Garage: 2 Welcome to photos and footprint for a single-story 3-bedroom Southern home. Here’s the floor plan: Buy this plan Buy this plan An inviting wraparound front porch and hipped roofline bring a stunning curb appeal to this 3-bedroom Southern home. Inside, the foyer has …
Costs vary based on the area where you’re buying and the quality of materials used to build the home.
Yes, it’s possible, especially in homes that were built before it was common to have attached garages. After all, original Southern homes were designed long before people had garages, so these enclosed parking spots would have been added later, possibly as separate structures.
When you’re surfing the Web and looking for listings of Southern-style homes, you’ll find that many, but not all, come with a garage.
Many of these original homes were built on large estates owned by wealthy people. Scroll through listings and you’ll find a number of homes between 2,000 and 3,000 square feet, or even larger. Homes on the smaller end measure around 1,700 square feet, so it’s possible to have a modest Southern-style home, too.
Not all Southern-style homes are like the grand mansions you see on reality shows. While the “tiny house” trend doesn’t typically include Southern style homes, you can find moderately-sized dwellings modeled after this design. Plus, these dwellings are usually constructed of brick or wood. While brick can be pricey, wood — depending on the type — may be a bit more economical if you’re building on a budget.
Authentically Southern-style homes weren’t often built this way, but it’s probably possible, especially with more modern homes. You may be able to find a Southern-style exterior with a more contemporary interior that could include an open-concept floor plan.
Exterior colors vary. Many homes come with a pristine white exterior. Since these homes are built from brick or wood, earth or mortar-colored tones are common, too.
If you’re working with a narrow slice of property, you can always build up rather than out, so if you need more space for your Southern style home, you can add additional stories.
Southern style homes date back to the pre-Civil War era, a time when much of the South was rural. That means people had room to spread out, so yes, you can build one of these on a wide lot and still have space for surrounding lawns and gardens.
Since the South has lots of hilly places as well as flat land, you will likely find homes in this style built on sloping lots. Putting a home like this atop a slight rise could add to its grandeur.
Since builders of the first Southern-style homes owned large swaths of property and therefore didn’t face space constraints, they frequently constructed their dwellings on one level. But you can find homes in this style that are two, three, or more stories.
You won’t find many basements in the South, because the soil isn’t conducive to building subterranean structures (specially in areas prone to flooding). If you want to emulate this style in a part of the country that’s a little more hospitable to underground (or partially underground) construction, then you could modify the classic design by adding a basement.
Bonus rooms weren’t really a “thing” when the first Southern-style homes made their appearance on sprawling estates. But you could always repurpose a bedroom or other living area as a multi-purpose room. So you’d still get the benefit of a bonus room without necessarily calling it that. And if a home was built relatively recently, it might include a bonus room.
In-home electricity was unheard-of when the first Southern-style homes were built, so these early models were definitely the most environmentally-friendly. Of course, they were updated over the years to include modern conveniences. Any older home that’s been recently upgraded would likely have energy-efficient wiring and appliances. Likewise, new construction modeled after the old Southern style would probably feature “green” options.
Yes. The first Southern style homes were built prior to the Civil War, long before the advent of air conditioning. Much of the South is known for heat and humidity — summer lasts much longer there than in Northern states. To make subtropical living as comfortable as possible, builders designed these dwellings with plenty of outdoor living spaces, including porches, some of which are the wrap-around variety. And while we’re on the topic of outdoor spaces, you might like to know that some Southern-style homes come with an outdoor kitchen and fireplace. It definitely makes a huge difference when you can cook outside instead of making your house feel like a sauna and causing your AC to work overtime.
You can recognize these homes by their pitched or gabled roofs. In many cases, roofs have dormers, too.
Since these homes were built before the second half of the nineteenth century, they lend themselves well to rustic decor reminiscent of a bygone era. The exteriors of these homes are often decked out with columns, porticoes, cornices, shutters, and pediments. A great way to complement these classical features is to decorate the interior with relics of the decades preceding the Civil War.