Pictures of your carriage house style garages

I live in a historical district, and my house was built in 1912. In accordance with my permits and my ****-retentive structural engineer wife, we have to make the garage appear to belong with the neighborhood and house. The dimensions are 22' wide by 36' long with the 16' door on the 22' side. We are using attic trusses so our roof pitch will be around 10/12.

I told my wife about this website and she wondered if we could find pictures of other garages in the style we're looking for.

So, I guess what I'm asking for is your pictures of carriage house or 1900s vintage looking garages that we can use as references.

Thanks, Hodag

PS. If I posted in the wrong section, my apologies.

post some pics of what your house looks like. that will help

Here are some plans: http://www.architecturaldesigns.com/carriage-house-plans.asp

Ray

Did your house originally have a carriage house? Is there any pictures available?

Often times, carriage houses simply looked like what they were -- barns with a hayloft. Few originally had living quarters in the second story. Some homes, usually the larger, grander homes, had carriage houses where the style emulates -- but hardly ever duplicates -- the style of the home. Usually that is seen in homes later than your 1912 home.

Considering what you'll be spending on your garage, and considering how the finished product will either compliment or detract from your home (and either hurt or help its resale value) I would recommend working with an architect. Ask your neighbors for recommendations, ask your neighborhood association, etc., and find one who is familiar with your neighborhood and has worked in your neighborhood. If your plans have to be reviewed and approved by a commission or board, or if you're seeking any variances, my experience is you'll find the process much smoother if you've enlisted the services of an architect, especially one with experience in your neighborhood who's been before the board in the past.

Our previous home was in a historic district and the only thing left of the original carriage house was some foundation stones. We worked with an architect, and the final design was complimentary to the 1865 home while still allowing me to work in most of the conveniences found in modern garages. You'll find a lot of builders only want to sell you and build what they have in their catalog, so you'll have to look a bit to find a good builder that is comfortable with custom work, but it will be worth it in the long run.

Our current home (1911) is also in a historic district, and the original carrigage house pretty much looks like a barn with three sets of swing-out doors. It's not as nice or convenient as a new build, but I've built it into a fairly nice shop space.

By the way, here's a link to a thread on this forum with details and photos of a nice Craftsman-style garage build.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28072

f'n structural engineers!

what's the style of the house you're trying to match?
I know it was built in the early 20th, but was it remodeled?
victorian?
federalist?
colonial?
arts crafts / craftsman bungalow?
mid centruy modern?
20th/21st century McMansion clad in fakey stone, EFIS or vinyl tupperware?

here's a pic of my arts crafts garage, which was itended to be a seperate carraige house, but the town had different plans.

Hello,
I think I have what you are looking for. I have a 1912 craftsman bungalow house. I built a 26'x30' shop/garage in a historically zoned restricted neighborhood. It has 14' walls and 16' ceiling clearance. It is constructed using the same type of materials and design features as the house. The project had to go through a landmark comission review and approval process, request for comment period for the neighbors, architects meeting with
historical review board, the works! It can be done. I have included some pictures below.

Randy T

Hodag,
Have you considered hiring an architect? Many people think we're too expensive or not interested in this type of project but if you're in a historic neighborhood, an architect can help with design, builder selection, zoning and historic district issues, etc.

What part of town are you in? We lived out by Lake Zorinsky for 13 years. Now we are south of Blair.

Brian

Here's a couple of pictures of our project last spring. I had a contractor design and draw plans and then a architect put a stamp of approval on it.

al

Take a look at http://www.realcarriagedoors.com. Their gallery has several great carriage house style garages. We've used several doors from them on our new shop/guest house and they do an amazing job on quality.

My house was built in 1893. Here is a photo of it. I built the low roof addition on the house. Then I built this garage. I wanted it to match the house. There is a half story over the main building. If your building a garage/carriage house. Be sure to keep it in scope. My garage had 10' walls but the lower section is three course of block to add the dramatic height. I spent two summers cutting and nailing those cedar shakes. I wish I had a better photo. The black triangle on the gable is actually a louver made out of cedar lap siding with a spacer block between each piece.

Ho,
I have a rural 1850's balloon construction farm house and recently built a 1860's Carriage Barn that matched up well.
Its 24' x 32' (24' x 44' with shed roof car port) with a full loft we use as a entertainment center (X-Box 360, Blue-Ray, DVD/CD player w/surround sound and turntable, hooked up to a 60" Plasma. The Man Cave/Kids recreation center is upstairs and M/C shop downstairs.
The photos were early shots, when I moved in, it now sports a Race Deck floor, K & L M/C lift and Baker Wood/Coal (Pennsylvania) stove in one end and keginator in the other.
Two full size car "L" parking arrangement, or space for around 6-8 bikes.
Let me know if you need info on where the blueprints/plans came from.
Cheers,
SGTSnacks

here's mine