Neo-Mediterranean is a Neoeclectic house style that incoporates a fanciful mix of details suggested by the architecture of Spain, Italy, and Greece, Morocco, and the Spanish Colonies. Realtors often call Neo-Mediterrean houses Mediterranean or
Spanish.
Neo-Mediterranean houses have many of these features:
- Low-pitched roof
- Red roof tiles
- Stucco siding
- Arches above doors, windows, or porches
- Heavy carved wooden doors
A Neo-Mediterranean home may resemble the much earlier Spanish Revival style. However, Neo-Mediterranean homes are not careful recreations of Spanish Colonial architecture. If you remove the romantic decorative details, a Neo-Mediterranean home is more likely to resemble a no-nonsense, all-American Ranch or Raised Ranch.
