What is a porte cochere?
When I first started selling real estate in 1989, I thought that after working over ten years in mortgage banking, I knew "everything". I soon discovered, I didn't know the proper name of many architectural elements found in our (Los Angeles) vintage homes.
Wikipedia states: "A porte-cochere (French porte-cochère, literally "coach door", also called a carriage porch) is the architectural term for a porch or portico-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building, through which it is possible for a horse and carriage or motor vehicle to pass, in order for the occupants to alight under cover, protected from the weather."
Or, (simply) if architecturally appealing: an attached car port.
Wikipedia states: "A porte-cochere (French porte-cochère, literally "coach door", also called a carriage porch) is the architectural term for a porch or portico-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building, through which it is possible for a horse and carriage or motor vehicle to pass, in order for the occupants to alight under cover, protected from the weather."
Or, (simply) if architecturally appealing: an attached car port.
Good article but you should have read further...
"Porte-cochères should not be confused with carports in which vehicles are parked; at a porte-cochère the vehicle merely passes through, stopping only for a passenger to get out."
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You are correct, thanks for your feedback.
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