Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant

United States historic place


Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


35°8′48″N 90°11′0.5″W / 35.14667°N 90.183472°W / 35.14667; -90.183472
Area	less than one acre
Built	1930 (1930)
Architectural style	Early Commercial
NRHP reference No.	09001244^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 2010

The Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant, later known as Delta Ice,^[2] is a historic industrial facility at 120 East Broadway in West Memphis, Arkansas. Built in 1930, it is a regionally distinctive brick structure, used for the manufacture and distribution of ice, a critical product that facilitated the shipment of perishable goods prior to the advent of refrigerated trucks. Its front facade is dominated by a loading dock, sheltered by a corrugated metal awning. The main decorative feature of the building is its parapet, formed of brick and cast stone. The interior retains original features, such as large 40-gallon vats which were used to produce 300-pound blocks of ice.^[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010,^[1] at which time it was still in use as an icemaking facility.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "History". Delta Ice Company. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
^ ^a ^b "NRHP nomination for Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-23.