"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Even if you've heard of a split-level home, you may not know what exactly makes it split-level. There are ...

Split-level homes are a suburban relic of post-WWII baby boom housing trends that began in the 1950s and were popular until the 1970s. Builders riffed on the traditional ranch house in order to ...