Carl's Ice Cream
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| Established | 1947 |
| Street address | 2200 Princess Anne St |
| City | Fredericksburg |
| State | Virginia |
| Postal code/ZIP | 22401 |
| Country | USA |
| Seating capacity | 0 (Walk-up Window) |
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| Location | 2200 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1947 |
| Architect | Skinner, Ashton |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| NRHP Reference # | 05000642[1] |
| VLR # | 111-5007 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 30, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | December 6, 2000[2] |
Carl's Ice Cream (also known as "Carl's Frozen Custard" or, most often, simply "Carl's") is a curbside ice cream stand located at 2200 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Since 2005, the stand, with its Art Moderne architectural facade, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]
History
Carl Sponseller founded Carl's Frozen Custard stand in 1947.[5] Since then, the 1940s era Electro Freeze machines have produced the frozen treat. When served, the ice cream is hand scooped, with a signature “twist” added to the top by the disher. Carl's sells only three flavors (vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry), but also offers sundaes, shakes, malts, frozen slushes and slush floats. The stand has what can only be called a devoted following, to the point that the line of customers often stretches around the building, even in bad weather.[6][7] Carl's is closed each year from the Sunday before Thanksgiving until the Friday of Presidents Day Weekend. This is because Sponseller would close the shop each year for hunting season, and the current owners (also Sponseller family members) have continued the tradition.
Ice Cream or Frozen Custard?
The difference between ice cream and frozen custard is frozen custard contains eggs, so it's a thicker heavier cream. Carl's has always had eggs in the mix, but 15 years ago Virginia State Law said there was not enough eggs to legally call it Frozen Custard. (This egg content would have made it pudding!)
Since VA law has modified the egg content to be able to officially call it Frozen Custard again! All signs at Carl's now reflect the law change, and now say Frozen Custard.
See also
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Link to Facebook Group: Carl's Ice Cream (enough said)
- Link to Facebook Page: Carl's Ice Cream
- Carl's at the DHR website
- "An Ice Cream Show", PBS show
- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Streamline Moderne architecture in Virginia
- Restaurants in Virginia
- Ice cream parlors
- Visitor attractions in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Commercial buildings completed in 1947
- Restaurants established in 1947
- 1947 establishments in Virginia
