springhouse

noun

spring·house ˈspriŋ-ˌhau̇s

: a small building situated over a spring and used for cool storage (as of dairy products or meat)

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Stroll grounds with executive director of the 122-acre farm and learn history of the house, bank barn and springhouse. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2023 The Castle itself stands as the main attraction, surrounded by a sunken garden and beautiful springhouse. —

Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023 The main structures on the Blackacre property include the stone cottage, which was the original home of Moses and Phebe Tyler and their 10 children; the springhouse, which was used as a refrigeration unit; and the farmhouse, now known as the Presley Tyler House. —

Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 17 Mar. 2022 The Waukesha Preservation Alliance, in a posting on its Facebook page following the county vote, noted that the original draft of the settlement did not include the springhouse near the former mud baths hotel building. —

Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022 The 1800s saw the addition of a superintendent’s house, a bank barn, a stone springhouse and a smokehouse. —

Lauren Beale, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The springhouse can also be rented and provide indoor seating for up to 60 guests. —

Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2021 In a springhouse, the cool rushing water leeches heat from the materials of the structure, and that, in turn, cools the air inside. —

Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2021 See cabin built in 1795 and 2-story springhouse/schoolhouse dating from 1800. —

Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 5 July 2018