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Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant

Coordinates: 35°8′48″N 90°11′0.5″W / 35.14667°N 90.183472°W / 35.14667; -90.183472
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Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant
Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant is located in Arkansas
Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant
Location in Arkansas
Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant is located in the United States
Wilson Power and Light Company Ice Plant
Location in United States
Location120 East Broadway
West Memphis, Arkansas
Coordinates35°8′48″N 90°11′0.5″W / 35.14667°N 90.183472°W / 35.14667; -90.183472
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.09001244[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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]

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