Ice Plants and Houses in Sanford

Ice Plants and Houses in Sanford

Sanford Ice Houses

Sanford (Fla.)

Ice industry--United States

Ice-houses

Buildings--Florida

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.

Cepero, Laura

Original chart created by Laura Cepero, July 22, 2011.

2011-07-22

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.

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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

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Originally created by Laura Cepero and owned by RICHES of Central Florida.

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Wallis-Tayler, Alexander James. Refrigeration, Cold Storage and Ice-making: A Pratical Treatise on the Art and Science of Refrigeration. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1902.

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.

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