"Those Ice Houses on the Lansingburgh Road" (1864)

☞ THOSE ICE HOUSES, on the Lansingburgh road, just North of the old toll gate site, are conspicuous objects to horse car passengers and travelers in general. They have risen like gold during the past three months—but their condition is more stationary than the precious metal. They will contain more ice than all the remaining houses in Troy and Lansingburgh, and only await a visit from Jack Frost to commence operations. The four houses, which are united under one series of roofs, are 102 by 80 feet, and twenty-six feet high—with the walls filled in to a thickness of nine inches with tan bark. In their construction about 37,500 feet of lumber were used, brought direct from Lake Champlain. They are very nearly completed, and will hold very nearly seven thousand tons of the chilly raw material. Early and late, since the corner stone of their foundations was laid, the constructor, architect, owner of the soil, and manager, Nelson Adams, has been on the ground. The success or failure—which ever may come—will rest on him. To all appearances he has performed his work well and reared a “monumental pile” of a profitable character. The proximity of the houses to the river will enable them to be filled readily and cheaply; and their construction bids fair to preserve the blocks of ice in good shape. Mr. Adams, in company with Mr. Alexander, will engage in the wholesale business on an extensive scale.Troy Daily Times. September 24, 1864: 3 col 3.