steamboat Gothic
steamboat Gothic
nounDefinition of STEAMBOAT GOTHIC
: an elaborately ornamented architectural style used in homes built in the middle 19th century in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys
Origin of STEAMBOAT GOTHIC
from its use in homes of retired steamboat captains in imitation of the style of river steamboats
First Known Use: 1941
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