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Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse

Coordinates: 36°51′23″N 76°18′24″W / 36.85639°N 76.30667°W / 36.85639; -76.30667
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Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse
Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse is located in Virginia
Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse
Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse is located in the United States
Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse
Location835 Southampton Ave., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′23″N 76°18′24″W / 36.85639°N 76.30667°W / 36.85639; -76.30667
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
ArchitectMitchell, Benjamin Franklin
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.09000922[1]
VLR No.122-5423
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 2009
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 2009[2]

Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse is a historic cold-storage warehouse building in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1920, and is a three-story concrete block building on a concrete foundation, built in three sections. The sections are a two-story, eight-bay warehouse; a three-story, L-shaped addition; and a two-story concrete block addition. The Virginia Ice & Freezing Corp. had one of the largest ice and cold storage operations in Norfolk and was next to several of the leading oyster and fish processing plants.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Sarah McPhail & Marcus Pollard (June 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos