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Carriage house. 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.
Brewster & Company was an American custom carriage and motorcar coachbuilder. James Brewster established the company in 1810 which operated for approximately 130 years. Brewster got its start in New Haven, Connecticut, and quickly gained a reputation for producing the best carriages in the country. In 1827, he set his shop at 52 Broad Street in ...
Located to the west of the mansion and constructed at the same time is a two-story carriage house. The first floor originally housed stables while the second floor was the hayloft. The first floor later became a garage and the second floor became servants' quarters. The carriage house now houses offices and event space.
The Codman Carriage House and Stable is a historic building located at 1415 22nd Street NW (also listed as 1413-1415 22nd Street NW) in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The industrial building was constructed in 1907 as a carriage house and stable for socialite and art collector Martha Catherine Codman, who lived a few blocks ...
Re-listed. January 7, 2010. The Ladd Carriage House is a building in downtown Portland, Oregon, at Broadway and Columbia. It is one of the few surviving buildings forming part of the former grand estates which once stood in the downtown core. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2][3]
Dimensions 153 feet x 54 feet. The York and North Midland Railway built a shed in this area, but this was demolished when the new station was built in 1877. Another four engine sheds were built in this area. The first two were roundhouses completed in 1849/50 and 1851/2 each with 16 stalls and 42-foot turntables.
The Davis Carriage House is a Queen Anne structure, and contains Queen Anne design elements such as corbeled brick ornamentation, gables, dormers, and bay windows. The design is reminiscent of an English country cottage, exemplified by windows leaded with diamond shaped panes, a red roman tile roof, a white-washed stone fence with a black iron grid.
The Hovenden House, Barn and Abolition Hall is a group of historic buildings which are located in Plymouth Meeting, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In the decades prior to the American Civil War , this property served as an important station on the Underground Railroad .