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A carport is a covered structure used to offer limited protection to vehicles, primarily cars, from the elements. The structure can either be free standing or attached to a wall. Unlike most structures a carport does not have four walls, and usually has one or two. Carports offer less protection than garages but allow for more ventilation. == History == The term "carport" comes from the French term "''porte-cochère''", referring to a covered portal. Quoting from the Carport Integrity Policy for the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office:〔()〕
The W. B. Sloane House in Elmhurst, Illinois, in 1910, is credited as being the first known home designed with a carport.〔(Photo 1910 )〕〔(First and Second Floor Plan )〕〔(First Floor Plan )〕 The term carport was coined by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, when he began using the carport for the first of his "Usonian" homes; the house of Herbert Jacobs, built in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1936.〔(Frank Lloyd Wright - The Jacobs House 1936 )〕 In describing the carport, he said to Mr. Jacobs, "A car is not a horse, and it doesn't need a barn." He then added, "Cars are built well enough now so that they do not require elaborate shelter." Looking back at life in 1936, it is easy to imagine automobiles prior to this time were not completely water tight; the era of robotic-assembly, advanced materials, and perfect closure lines was still 50 years in the future. The carport was therefore a cheap and effective device for the protection of a car. Mr. Jacobs added: "Our cheap second-hand car had stood out all winter at the curb, often in weather far below zero (Fahrenheit). A carport was a downright luxury for it." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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