Metz Ice Plant

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Metz Ice Plant
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LocationHarford St., Milford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°19′2″N74°47′59″W / 41.31722°N 74.79972°W / 41.31722; -74.79972 Coordinates: 41°19′2″N74°47′59″W / 41.31722°N 74.79972°W / 41.31722; -74.79972
Area9.1 acres (3.7 ha)
Built1869, 1924
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 07001206 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 2007

The Metz Ice Plant, also known as the Jacob Klaer Gristmill and the Milford Ice and Refrigeration Company, is an historic, American ice manufacturing plant that is located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

History and architectural features

This historic structure is a late-nineteenth century grist mill that was converted to an ice manufacturing plant. The oldest section, which was built in 1869, is a 1+12-story, wood-frame building with a gambrel roof. Attached to it are two wood frame additions, the first of which was built between 1903 and 1927. Five smaller additions of concrete block construction were built between 1927 and 1950. Also extant is a penstock that carried water to the plant. The former grist mill was converted into an ice plant between 1924 and 1930. It remained in operation into the 1950s. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Douglas C. McVarish (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Metz Ice Plant" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.