summerhouse

[ suhm-er-hous ]

/ ˈsʌm ərˌhaʊs /

a simple, often rustic structure in a park or garden, intended to provide shade in the summer.

Origin of summerhouse

First recorded in 1350–1400, summerhouse is from the Middle English word sumer hous. See summer¹, house

At this moment Beatrice came to the summerhouse, and said, "Against my will, I have come to tell you that dinner is ready."

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare |E. Nesbit
The boys walked out into the garden and down to the summerhouse, where they proceeded to make themselves comfortable.

Dave Porter at Star Ranch |Edward Stratemeyer
They soon reached the summerhouse, and seated themselves in such a position that they had a good view of the field.

Girls New and Old |L. T. Meade
Greatly allarmed, they turned back, and told my grandmother that a strange man was lying in the summerhouse.

Louis Spohr's Autobiography |Louis Spohr

There was not a soul anywhere near the summerhouse when the one girl told the other the secret.

Girls New and Old |L. T. Meade

summerhouse

/ (ˈsʌməˌhaʊs) /

a small building in a garden or park, used for shade or recreation in the summer