Former Sanford Public Service Company Building

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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.

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.

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.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 color digital image

Citation

Cepero, Laura, “Former Sanford Public Service Company Building,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/617.

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