With the new park, homes and the commercial icehouses were removed. The icehouses, insulated with sawdust, could store up to 50,000 tons of ice. Domed cisterns and icehouses remain common sights in the countryside. There are thought to be about fifteen icehouses remaining on the Isle of Wight. The 1894 Sanborn map also shows icehouses, henhouses and corn cribs. Icehouses were located in Glasco and Malden. Several large icehouses were located along the creek, and ice was regularly shipped to Philadelphia. He constructed icehouses throughout the tropics and created a demand there for cold refreshments. The ice was stored in icehouses and transported by the WB&E railroad to major cities. Icehouses were used at the time to keep the ice insulated. In the 7th century BC the Chinese had used icehouses to preserve vegetables and fruits.