Engineering:House (steamboat)

Short description: Cabin structure of a steamboat

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

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

References

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