Kaatz Icehouse

The Kaatz Icehouse was located on the shore of Kaatz Pond, off Whitney Road in Trumbull, Connecticut. It was a wood-framed structure, built in 1908 by Ernest Kaatz, who ran an ice harvesting operation between 1908 and 1955. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1977.[1] It was razed in 1978 due to deterioration.[2][3] The local historical society claims it was the last icehouse standing in New England.[4]

Kaatz Icehouse
Nearest cityTrumbull, Connecticut
Coordinates41°17′0″N 73°13′3″W
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built1908
Demolished1978
NRHP reference No.77001395[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1977
Main article: History of Trumbull, Connecticut
Kaatz Pond, from which the ice was harvested in the winter.
The VFW and parking lot are built over the site of the old icehouse.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Trumbull Historical Society (1997). Images of Trumbull. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia. p. 72. ISBN 0-7524-0901-8.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kaatz Icehouse". National Park Service. 1977. Missing or empty |url= (help) and Accompanying 6 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and 1976. Note the text document is not available on-line as of 8/2010.
  4. Lauria, John (1996). "Trumbull, Connecticut, U.S.A. Early Industries". Trumbull Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-01-12.


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