A carriage house, also called a remise or coach house, is a term used in North America to describe an outbuilding that was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and their related tack. [1] Carriage houses were often two stories, with related staff quarters above.
Carriage houses for small, city houses could be small, utilitarian, and only adequate to house one small carriage. However, those for large estates could be quite elaborate and large enough to house many carriages, horses, tack, and hay. When so, they often included basic living quarters for the staff who managed the horses and carriages.[ citation needed]
Horses were occasionally stabled in the carriage house but usually in a separate barn or stable.
In modern usage, the term "carriage house" has taken on several additional, somewhat overlapping meanings:
Because of the prestigious nature of some large, elaborate carriage houses, the term "carriage house" is commonly used as part of the name of businesses such as antique shops and restaurants. Sometimes these businesses are housed in former carriage houses. Property developers are now including coach houses in their portfolios. The unique architectural features and integrated space for potential car parking make it an attractive offering to many clients. [7]
A carriage house, also called a remise or coach house, is a term used in North America to describe an outbuilding that was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and their related tack. [1] Carriage houses were often two stories, with related staff quarters above.
Carriage houses for small, city houses could be small, utilitarian, and only adequate to house one small carriage. However, those for large estates could be quite elaborate and large enough to house many carriages, horses, tack, and hay. When so, they often included basic living quarters for the staff who managed the horses and carriages.[ citation needed]
Horses were occasionally stabled in the carriage house but usually in a separate barn or stable.
In modern usage, the term "carriage house" has taken on several additional, somewhat overlapping meanings:
Because of the prestigious nature of some large, elaborate carriage houses, the term "carriage house" is commonly used as part of the name of businesses such as antique shops and restaurants. Sometimes these businesses are housed in former carriage houses. Property developers are now including coach houses in their portfolios. The unique architectural features and integrated space for potential car parking make it an attractive offering to many clients. [7]