What do you call the platform, sometimes with a roof, that’s built on the front or the side of a house? (Differences?)
| PORCH | 855 |
| PATIO | 154 |
| STOOP | 112 |
| VERANDA | 102 |
| PIAZZA | 84 |
| GALLERY | 53 |
| PORTICO | 31 |
| SUN PORCH | 22 |
| DECK | 14 |
| FRONT PORCH | 12 |
| CARPORT | 10 |
| LEAN-TO | 9 |
| BREEZEWAY | 8 |
| BALCONY | 7 |
| SUN DECK | 7 |
| BACK PORCH | 6 |
| TERRACE | 6 |
| SIDE PORCH | 5 |
| LANAI | 4 |
| NR | 4 |
| SHED | 4 |
| SUN PARLOR | 4 |
| LANDING | 3 |
| SCREENED-IN PORCH | 3 |
| CLOSED-IN PORCH | 2 |
| PORTE COCHERE | 2 |
| SCREEN PORCH | 2 |
| UPPER PORCH | 2 |
| UPSTAIRS PORCH | 2 |
| BACK STEPS | 1 |
| BALTIMORE STOOP | 1 |
| BAY WINDOW | 1 |
| BUILT-IN PORCH | 1 |
| CABANA | 1 |
| CAR PORCH | 1 |
| COVERED PORCH | 1 |
| DOGHOUSE | 1 |
| DOOR STOOP | 1 |
| ENTRY | 1 |
| FRONT LANDING | 1 |
| LOGGIA | 1 |
| LOWER GALLERY | 1 |
| OVERHANG | 1 |
| PASILLO | 1 |
| PLATFORM | 1 |
| PORCH WITH ROOF | 1 |
| RAVANDA | 1 |
| SLEEPING PORCH | 1 |
| SMALL PORCH | 1 |
| SMALL STOOP | 1 |
| SOLARIUM | 1 |
| STAGING | 1 |
| STEPS | 1 |
| SUN ROOM | 1 |
| UPPER GALLERY | 1 |
| VESTIBULE | 1 |
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