Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Porte-cochere
PORT koh SHARE

A porch large enough for a carriage to pass through

French: "porte," door + "cochere," carriage

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Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: Williams-Butler House
  
  
• Martin House
  
  
• Graycliff
  
  
• Williams-Pratt House
  
  
• Crane House, 420 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• McFarland House. 409 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• 405 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• 395 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• 429 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• 44 Lincoln Parkway
  
  
• Palmer House
  
  
• Holley House, LOCKPORT