Every day, fresh milk from the Holt farm was stored in large metal cans that stood in the cement vat inside this building. Outside the west wall was an underground well and pump, used to send cold water through a small hole in the wall to the cement vat. The cold water kept the milk cool in the spring and summer months, and a steady supply of cold water was critical to keep the milk fresh. Water from this pump was also used to wash out milk buckets and other farm tools. The pump still stands in its original place.