This brick structure served as an ice factory for commercial and local domestic use in the days before refrigerators. Leased by the Arlington Heights Ice Co., the Crystal Ice Co. was operated for over fifty years by the Maddox family. During the 1940s the building also was the first of the Iceteria Food Store chain. The one-story red brick structure features an arcade of segmental arches along the south elevation and rounded Missionesque parapets on the south and east facades. Three arched openings are beneath the east parapet; these may be the office addition constructed by architect W. C. Hedrick and contractor H. B. Friedman Construction Co. in 1956. Until recently painted the appropriate colors of blue and white, the structure has undergone extensive renovation, including partial removal of stucco cladding, for use as a restaurant.
