History of North America

How big in width and length were the Longhouses of indigenous peoples North America?

Longhouses in North America varied in size depending on the Indigenous culture that built them.

Here are average dimensions for longhouses of the Iroquois and Northwest Coastal Peoples:

Iroquois Longhouses:

- Length: Typically ranged from 50 to 100 feet (15.2 to 30.5 meters) in length or longer. Some longhouses could be even longer, up to 200 feet (61 meters), to accommodate several families.

- Width: Longhouses were generally between 18 to 20 feet (5.5 to 6.1 meters) wide.

Northwest Coastal Longhouses (Pacific Northwest):

- Length: Longhouses ranged in length from around 40 to 100 feet (12.2 to 30.5 meters), but could sometimes be longer.

- Width: The width of Northwest Coastal longhouses varied but they tended to be wider than Iroquois longhouses and could reach up to 40 feet (12.2 meters) or more in width. Some were even wider.