National Register of Historic Places

Ice House, The

Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
Listed
April 7, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000174

About this property

The Ice House, also known as Babbitt's Ice Plant, is a historical commercial building made of stone, built in 1946 and located at 201 East Birch Avenue in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The Ice House was built by or for the Babbitt Brothers to be a large ice house for manufacture, storage, and sale of ice. The building was finished in 1946, right after World War II, and it was the first commercial building during that time period. It opened for operations in August 1947. Its walls are built of Kaibab Limestone, a stone that is found locally, and it is the only building of this type in the city of Flagstaff. It is an important building because of its role in early commercial business growth in the city. Trains, and trucks on route 66 would stop to purchase ice before continuing their travels, and it served as a regional hub. After the ice business closed around 1950, the building turned into a grocery store and later into a distribution warehouse. National Register of Historic Places listings in Coconino County, Arizona Media related to Ice House (Flagstaff, Arizona) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

201 E. Birch Ave.
Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
35.20008, -111.64634

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When was Ice House, The listed on the National Register?

Ice House, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 2009.

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

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The period of significance for Ice House, The is recorded as the industrial era.

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