phobia (Noun) An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular. I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders. Origin: c 1790, from words ending in -phobia, from ÏÏÎ²Î¿Ï. Compare ism, from -ism, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.
Carriage houses and garage apartments are exactly the same thing - living quarters or additional space atop a garage. Carriage houses are simply the original version of the contemporary garage apartment, named for the mode of transportation of the day: the horse-drawn carriage.
A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn; litters (palanquins) and sedan chairs are excluded, since they are wheelless vehicles. The carriage is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and comfortable. Carriages normally have suspension using leaf springs, elliptical springs (in the 19th century) or leather strapping.