Ice House
National Register of Historic Places

Ice House

Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama
Listed
June 21, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
00000712

About this property

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. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

844 Seminary St.
Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama
34.48116, -87.28981

Categories

COMMERCE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Ice House listed on the National Register?

Ice House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Ice House?

Ice House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ice House?

The period of significance for Ice House is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1946.

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