Meadow and Pump House
Meadow 
As early as 1717, the Streeper family from Germantown used this property for agricultural purposes. Accounts of the Battle of Germantown during the Revolutionary War describe skirmishes that appear to be on this plot of land. In 1892 the Morrises purchased this land and built a cow barn at the top of the slope next to the woods. Registered Jersey cows were brought in to graze the land. After the University took control of the Arboretum, this area was leased for grazing and hay production until the 1950's when the staff began regular mowing. The current entrance road opened in 1986 and the parking lot was completed in 1989.
Pumphouse
Built in 1908, the Pump House was put in place to send water up the hill to the garden fountains, beginning with Orange Balustrade. (1909 photo shows meadows, slope and pump house.) A 1917 City Water Map shows the Pump House was no longer in use because all of the Arboretum's fountains were hooked up to the city water system. The Pump House was renovated in 1994 and serves a decorative function today.
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