Tyler’s first ice factory, as the city’s survey tells it
The city’s 2000 National Register documentation says Tyler’s first ice factory, Southern Ice and Utilities Company, was started by Simon and Brown in 1886, and that before then ice was shipped from Missouri and only the wealthy could afford it.
Note
The Handbook of Texas lists an ice factory in Tyler by 1885.
Sources
- National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic and Architectural Resources of Tyler, Texas (Diane E. Williams, 2000; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.gov
Tyler's first ice factory. Southern Ice and Utilities Company, was started by Simon and Brown in 1886. Prior to that date ice was shipped from Missouri
Checked October 15, 2026. How the cards are filed