DCHP-1 Online
great house 
1 Hist. the residence and office of the officer in charge of a fur-trading post.
See also: big house
- 1946 They [palisades] enclosed the store and warehouse, the great house of the factor and the mess.
2 West Coast among Coast Indians, a long rectangular communal dwelling, built of cedar, housing several families, and used at times for ceremonial affairs.
See also: plank house
- 1872 They received me in a "great house" not unlike that of the Skiddans. . . .
- 1946 They [palisades] enclosed the store and warehouse, the great house of the factor and the mess.