Former Sanford Public Service Company Building
Dublin Core
Title
Former Sanford Public Service Company Building
Alternative Title
Sanford Public Service Co.
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Ice industry--United States
Buildings--Florida
Description
The former building of the Sanford Public Service Company, located at 1501 West First Street in Sanford, Florida, in 2011. When the building first opened in 1922, it operated as an ice house. Ice houses provided blocks of ice for home ice boxes and allowed agricultural businesses to transport their fruits and vegetables in refrigerated boxcars. Ice houses also provided cold storage for produce, meat, and other food goods for better food preservation.
Creator
Cepero, Laura
Source
Original color digital image by Laura Cepero, July 9, 2011.
Publisher
Date Created
2011-07-09
Is Part Of
Ice Houses of Sanford Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
853 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.811212, -81.28412
Temporal Coverage
1922-01-01/2011-07-09
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Audience Education Level
SS.K.A.1.2; SS.K.G.2.1; SS.1.A.1.1; SS.1.A.2.2; SS.1.E.1.3; SS.1.E.1.4; SS.1.G.1.5; SS.2.A.1.1; SS.2.G.1.2; SS.3.A.1.1; SS.3.G.1.1; SS.3.G.2.6; SS.4.A.1.1; SS.4.E.1.2; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.5.G.1.4; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.8.A.1.2; SS.8.A.1.5; SS.8.G.4.4; SS.912.A.1.1; SS.912.A.1.4; SS.912.A.6.15; SS.912.A.7.12; SS.912.A.7.17; SS.912.E.1.1; SS.912.E.1.3; SS.912.E.2.12; SS.912.G.1.2; SS.912.G.1.4; SS.912.W.1.3; SS.912.W.1.6
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Laura Cepero and owned by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Building Blocks
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Sanborn Map, Sanford, Florida, 1922. Sanford, Florida: Sanborn Map Company, 1922.
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.
Wallis-Tayler, Alexander James. Refrigeration, Cold Storage and Ice-making: A Practical Treatise on the Art and Science of Refrigeration. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1902.
Sanford Historical Society, Inc. Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
External Reference Title
Sanborn Map, Sanford, Florida, 1922
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Cepero, Laura, “Former Sanford Public Service Company Building,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/617.