Photo by Bryan Burris The biggest challenge to redesigning a split foyer is the mid-level front door. Raising the entry half a level and introducing a wraparound elevation porch is logical and an ...

Just down the street from Belmont Elementary School, this brick split-level house has four bedrooms and three full bathrooms, in addition to a recently renovated kitchen and bright hardwood floors.

Tastes differ, so do an owner’s preferences for their home. In the early 1960s, no floor plan concept seemed better suited to demands of modern life than the “split level”--which deployed half-levels ...