Description
Chart representing the various ice plants and houses located in Sanford, Florida. These ice houses include: Crystal Ice Company, 110 South Park Avenue; Hunter Ice & Fuel Company, 700 West Thirteenth Street; New Ice Company; Rand Yard Ice House, Rand Yard Road; Sanford Ice and Cold Storage, 403 South Sanford Avenue; Sanford Ice and Water Company, 702 South French Avenue; Sanford Ice Company, 320 South Park Avenue; Sanford Ice, Light, and Power, 218 East First Street; Sanford Public Service, 110 South Park Avenue and 1501 West First Street; Southern Utilities, 112 South Park Avenue; and Thomas Ice Company, 702 South French Avenue.
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.
References
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.
Coverage
Crystal Ice Company, Sanford, Florida
Hunter Ice and Fuel Company, Sanford, Florida
New Ice Company, Sanford, Florida
Rand Yard Ice House, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Ice and Cold Storage, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Ice and Water Company, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Ice Company, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Ice, Light, and Power, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Public Service, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Public Service, Sanford, Florida
Southern Utilities, Sanford, Florida
Thomas Ice Company, Sanford, Florida
External Reference
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.
Sanborn Map, Sanford, Florida, 1922. Sanford, Florida: Sanborn Map Company, 1922:
Library and Archives, Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.
Hiles, Theron L.
The Ice Crop, How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice: A Complete Practical Treatise for Farmers, Dairymen, Ice Dealers, Produce Shippers, Meat Packers, Cold Storers, and All Interested in Ice Houses, Cold Storage and the Handling or Use of Ice in Any Way. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1893.
Sanford Historical Society, Inc.
Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.