Introduction

Origins

The City

Collegeville (1887, 1895)
College Delta (1898, 1899)
Oakwood (1899)
Cedar Banks (1900)
College Grove (1903)
Fairview (1904, 1905)
College Heights (1904)

Charter of 1907

Avondale (1913)
Bungalow Knolls (1916)
Chesterfield Hills (1916)
Ardson (1919)
Ridgeley Park (1921)
Strathmore (1925)
Glen Cairn (1926)
Bailey (1927)
Touraine (1927)

The Campus

Chronology

Interactive Map

Sites on the National and State Historic Registers

Complete list of
Significant Structures

Sources

Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St. (1934) SR

Orchard Street Pumphouse, November, 2003. Photo Credit: Kevin S. Forsyth.

This quaint neo-colonial building, designed by local architect Harold A. Childs, was constructed to provide water service to the Strathmore subdivision. It sheltered water pumps, and a large water tank once stood on the triangular green to the east, which is now a city park. Expansions to the city water system — in particular the water tower at Patriarche Park — rendered the Pumphouse redundant long ago, and the pumps and tank have since been removed. The Orchard Street Pumphouse is now a community center and serves a wide variety of interests, such as acting as a martial arts dojo and hosting an annual Ice Cream Social.

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