Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Ice House

Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 12, 2024

1. Ice House Marker

Inscription.
Located here just behind the adjacent small barn was the farm ice house. Measuring 14 x 18 feet, it was used for the storage of ice harvested from the pond to the southeast. Cut from the shallow pond each winter, it would be stacked in the ice house where the sawdust insulated walls would preserve the ice well into summer. The 150 foot long earthen dam and sluice for the controlled yearly flooding of the ice pond is still in place. The reconstruction here replicates the original.

Also gone from this site is a mail wooden structure that was used for smoking meat.

Erected by The Dudley Farm Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 41° 21.269′ N, 72° 43.147′ W. Marker is in Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Durham Road (Connecticut Route 77) north of Route 80, on the right when traveling north. Located at the Dudley Farm Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2351 Durham Road, Guilford CT 06437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley,

on the Connecticut Shoreline,

and in Greater New Haven.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Farm Shed (here, next to this marker); Bunkhouse and Wagon Shed (a few steps from this marker); The Munger Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugarhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Chickens on the Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Barn Complex (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Pumping System (within shouting distance of this marker); The Orchard (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guilford.

Also see . . . The Dudley Farm Museum. (Submitted on October 27, 2024.)

The Ice House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 12, 2024

2. The Ice House and Marker

The Ice House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 12, 2024

3. The Ice House

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 24, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.