Would it be possible for these houses to be the ones that inspired those that appear in a fairy tale, or were the books that inspired reality? The answer could be a mixture of both. Many of the architectural elements that we associate with the houses of the stories – straw ties, natural stone facades and asymmetric windows – are not new. In fact, they are quite old, and many date back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The animators and illustrators are known for inspired by historical architectureoften adding fantastic elements to instill a little more magic to the representations, so it is not surprising that the White's house looks like, in many ways, a charming English country house of the time of the regency.
However, in the early 1920s something peculiar occurred. The architects, especially in California and England, began to design houses based on those of fairy tales. Without any apparent reason, houses with cobbled roads, intentionally uneven roofs and irregular doors and windows, which seemed to transfer the exaggerated architectural details of the illustrations, began to appear. Little by little, the houses of this style received a name (very appropriate): Story houses. Although they are not very common, you can still see houses of this style worldwide. Next, AD Collect the most charming examples of the architecture of stories books and other houses that seem directly taken from your favorite fairy tale.