Southern House Plans

Southern plans are easily characterised by their exterior appearance and design features.

Southern house plans are rectangular structures with brick or wood trimmed exteriors and gabled rooflines with windows.

Many have a centrally located entrance with a covered porch with a large balcony. The most notable features of Southern plans include grand columns and wide covered porches.

Covered porches provide shade and, together with covered verandas, help to keep the interior cool in the southern heat.

The high ceilings of these houses prevent the heat from reaching the living areas, which is another architectural detail in the thermal insulation of these houses. Southern houses are designed for comfort and spaciousness and can be built almost anywhere.

Southern house plans are similar to country house plans and colonial house plans.