Fronting South County Road, the porte-cochere pierces a one-story garage building — designed to recall the look of a classic carriage house — set at a right angle to the two-story guesthouse.

A Burlington Free Press story notes that the restoration included, among other things, rebuilding a porte-cochere, a feature that might have outlived its usefulness in these days of the horseless ...

The gated estate in Northville Township stands where a modest 3-bedroom home once stood, and offers 14,800 square feet of ...

Yet the history of the garage is an up-and-down one, since its conversion from the stable and carriage house days. Different generations of Americans see the structure as a mixed blessing.

In Beverly’s historic district, a home with colorful gables and original interior elements was listed for $875,000. The Waid-Coleman house was built in 1894, and the owners have spent some time ...

The Sweetwater plan, built by Grupe Cos. in Brentwood, offers a covered entry, called a porte cochere, as an option. Beyond the entry is a three-car garage with one side arranged for tandem parking.

He added a separate four-car garage and the porte cochere, or covered passageway, between them. They finished the space above the porte cochere as a wide hall from the main house.

Subscribe today! No one was injured after a rental truck hit the roof of a porte-cochere at an entrance to The Reserve Club at Woodside.

With a showroom bigger than the average house at 375 sqm, the car loving owner of this epic mansion could be forgiven for wanting a speedy sale.