springhouse

noun

spring·house ˈspriŋ-ˌhau̇s

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 The Springland springhouse is in a side yard, amid the hostas. —

John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 May 2018 See More

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