| Steamboat House | |
| Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
| Coordinates: | 30.0003°N -91.8072°W |
| Architecture: | Late Victorian, Raised House |
| Added: | July 27, 1979 |
| Refnum: | 79001066 |
| Nrhp Type2: | indcp |
| Partof Refnum: | 83000507 |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | July 28, 1983 |
| Nocat: | yes |
The Steamboat House, also known as the Emmer-Hughes House, is a historic house in New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.. It was built in 1896, and it belonged to a New Iberia Mayor as well as Lieutenant Governor Paul N. Cyr. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The house was built in 1896 for John Emmer, a farmer, real estate investor, and the owner of a brickyard.[1] He also served as the mayor of New Iberia from 1889 to 1891.[1] The house was inherited by his daughter and his son-in-law, George Lebau, the president of the New Iberia National Bank, in 1903. The Lebaus lived here until 1937.[1]
The house was acquired by Paul N. Cyr, a politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1931, in 1937.[1]
The house was designed in the Victorian architectural style.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 27, 1979.