This building was built in 1851. A fireplace or stove had to be stoked all day to cook the meals and the amount of heat buildup was tremendous. To remedy the heat problem in the summer, many people had kitchens removed from the main house to which they would move their kettles, utensils, dishes and food. In the fall, everything would be moved back into the house to take advantage of the kitchen heat. The screened portion of the building was used as a wash house throughout the year. The building off to the side was a cooling shed. It was used to keep items cold by placing them in a stone trough filled with water and ice.

After the family purchased a cook stove, it was also moved back and forth seasonally. A small summer kitchen to contain the stove was added to the original structure. The family continued to use the original summer kitchen as a wash house and ate their meals in it during the warm months while the cooking was done in the new building. Carriage Hill Farm now has two cook stoves so that these fragile period pieces do not have to be moved. The new summer kitchen was reconstructed in 1997.