Ice manufacturing became a prominent industry in the United States by the beginning of the twentieth century. Most ice houses consisted of two stories with the first floor used as food storage and the second floor used to store the ice. Ice houses provided blocks of ice for home ice boxes and allowed agricultural businesses to transport their fruits and vegetables in refrigerated vehicles.]]> Ice and Refrigeration 1, vol. 27 (1904): 197.]]> Ice and Refrigeration 1, vol. 27 (1904): 197: item 33433066341508, New York Public Library Research Libraries, New York City, New York.]]> Ice and Refrigeration 1, vol. 27 (1904): 197. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066341508.]]> Ice and Refrigeration 1, vol. 27 (1904): 197.]]> Ice and Refrigeration 1, vol. 27 (1904).]]> New York Public Library Research Libraries, New York City, New York.]]> Ice Houses of Sanford Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Ice and Refrigeration 1, vol. 27 (1904): 197.]]> Ice and Refrigeration.]]> RSES Journal and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Ice manufacturing became a prominent industry in the United States by the beginning of the twentieth century. Most ice houses consisted of two stories with the first floor used as food storage and the second floor used to store the ice. Ice houses provided blocks of ice for home ice boxes and allowed agricultural businesses to transport their fruits and vegetables in refrigerated vehicles.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Ice Houses of Sanford Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1915. Jacksonville, FL: R.L. Polk & Co., 1915.]]> Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1917-1918. Jacksonville, FL: R.L. Polk & Co., 1917.]]> Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1924. Sanford, Florida: R.L. Polk & Company, 1924.]]> Sanborn Map: Sanford, Florida, 1887. Sanford, Florida: Sanborn Map Company, 1887: Library and Archives, Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.]]> Sanborn Map, Sanford, Florida, 1922. Sanford, Florida: Sanborn Map Company, 1922: Library and Archives, Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Ice Houses of Sanford Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>