House (steamboat)

House is a steamboat term referring to the cabin structure of a steamboat. Generally the house includes every structure on steamboat buil above the first deck, which is usually called the freight deck or the engine deck.

The Columbia river steamer Mascot. The built up cabins aft of the open front deck are collectively called the "house."

Reference

Affleck, Edward L. (2000). "Preface: Glossary of Terms". A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska. Vancouver, BC: Alexander Nicholls. 3. ISBN 0-920034-08-X.

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