1. a plant or facility where gas (especially coal gas) is produced and stored for distribution to consumers
Usage: historical; chiefly North American
2. a run-down or disreputable place; a shabby establishment
Usage: informal; slang

Examples

• The old gashouse on the edge of town supplied fuel to the neighborhood for decades.
• That bar is a real gashouse—I wouldn't recommend going there.
• The city demolished the abandoned gashouse to make room for a park.
• The team played in a gashouse atmosphere, rough and rowdy.
• Before natural gas pipelines, every city needed a gashouse to serve its residents.