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VLR Listing Date 09/17/2009
NRHP Listing Date 11/13/2009
NRHP Reference Number 09000922
The Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation was established in 1920 during an era when Norfolk was one of the largest producers and distributors of oysters and fish in the country. Located next to several leading seafood processing plants in Norfolk, the facility was among the largest ice and cold storage operations in the city. Virginia Ice & Freezing Corp., which still operates today as a cold storage facility, represents the most intact and best preserved cold storage warehouse in Norfolk.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated December 3, 2018
