Ice House
The building in May 2008
Ice House (Moulton, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Ice House (Moulton, Alabama)
Ice House (Moulton, Alabama) is located in the United States
Ice House (Moulton, Alabama)
Location844 Seminary St., Moulton, Alabama
Coordinates34°28′56″N 87°17′24″W / 34.48222°N 87.29000°W / 34.48222; -87.29000
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleOne story commercial block
NRHP reference No.00000712[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2000

The Ice House is a historic commercial building in Moulton, Alabama. It was built in 1946 at the beginning of Moulton's post-World War II boom period. After the town's previous ice house on the courthouse square was demolished to make way for new construction, R. W. Carter built a new ice house one block from the square with state-of-the-art ice making equipment. The ice house operated until 1977, serving homes and businesses in and around Moulton, as well as customers including Legion Field in Birmingham and the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant across the Tennessee River. Today, the building houses an antique store, but the icemaking equipment is still intact. The building is a one-story, concrete block structure with a parapet roof. The façade has three original wood doors which originally enclosed the ice storage rooms, an entry door, and a window, all under a flat canopy. An office with two windows also projects from the façade. A concrete block residence constructed at the same time as the ice house sits behind the structure.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  2. Ford, Gene A.; Trina Binkley (June 1999). "Ice House". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.


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