#PorteCochere September 22

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September 2026 several of us are going to take on the 30-Day Architectural Coach4aday Challenge each day, we will define an architectural term and provide examples of where it is located. This challenge will let observation, travel, history, and photography all intersect. For Day 22 is PORTE- COCHERE.

It is not uncommon in the south to see a carport adjacent to a home. It is not the same as Porte Cochere.

30-Day Architectural Challenge Guidelines

If you have ever watched Seinfeld, you know that George Constanza always wanted to pretend to be an architect.

Well, this month’s challenge let’s all of us that are not architects learn a little more about their language. To do that we have a simple challenge.

Every day we’ll learn one architectural term. Your challenge is to find an example—preferably one you’ve actually seen—and share a photograph, location and brief explanation.

Day 22-Porte-cochere

In my neighborhood there are a number of homes that were built around 1910. Horse and buggy were the primary mode of transportation during this period.

My neighbors on each of side of me have a Porte-cochere that may have been utilized for that purpose when the home was first built. Today they have been modified to accommodate a automobile.

A porte-cochère is typically located directly at a building’s principal entrance and is often an architectural feature in its own right. You’ll find them on historic homes, hotels, churches, schools, and institutional buildings.

I am lucky to see a number of examples in my neighborhood.