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Klages Coal and Ice

Akron Ice House (1888) The Klages Coal & Ice Company Akron, Ohio. was co-founded by German immigrants Henry Klages and August Blessman. The business was passed on to their sons, Louis Klages and Water Blessman. The building was also a Royal Crown Bottling Co. plant.

History

The Klages Coal & Ice Company at Bluff and N. Summit streets in Akron, Ohio. Klages Coal & Ice was co-founded in 1888 by German immigrants Henry Klages and August Blessman. In the early 1900s, the business was passed on to their sons, Louis Klages and Water Blessman. In 1939, the company opened the Iceland outdoor skate rink next to its East Market plant. In 1947, Klages opened the Royal Crown Bottling Co. plant. It remained a soft-drink company through the 1980s.

Fire

On January 29, 1892 three of the Klages Coal & Ice - ice houses by Summit Lake burned down. a neighbor had started fires nearby which caused the buildings to burn. Klages Coal & Ice had no insurance and damages were estimated at $1500.

Other known uses of the building

• Royal Crown Bottling Company 1947

References

  1. "Henry Klages Dead". East Liverpool Evening News Review. 21 July 1899. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "Ice House Burned". Defiance Daily Crescent. 5 February 1892. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

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