<div><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">By about 1912, architects were hailing the invention of this 'new kind of outbuilding' and calling it a garage; <b>a word derived from the French word garer, which means to shelter or protect</b>. In some towns, large, privately owned garages were constructed, and automobile owners rented space for their car.</span></span></div><div><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br></span></span></div><div>Residential garages typically have space for one or two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car" title="Car">cars</a>,&#10; although three-car garages are used. When a garage is attached to a &#10;house, the garage typically has an entry door into the house, called the&#10; <i>person door</i> or <i>man door</i>, in contrast with the wider and taller door for vehicles, called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_door" title="Garage door">garage door</a>,&#10; which can be raised to permit the entry and exit of a vehicle and then &#10;closed to secure the vehicle. A garage protects a vehicle from &#10;precipitation, and, if it is equipped with a locking garage door, it &#10;also protects the vehicle(s) from theft and vandalism. Most garages also&#10; serve multifunction duty as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workshop" title="Workshop">workshops</a>&#10; for a variety of projects, including painting, woodworking, and &#10;assembly. Garages also may be used for other purposes as well, such as &#10;storage or entertainment. &#10;</div>