Bottom photo courtesy of The Prizing House, a venue in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Really beautiful, I tell you! I can see that in this photo which can describe in a 1000 words. But I am going to say speechless. Ha. Really gorgeous.
Family Fun Center Roller Rink 329 South Church Street, Cynthiana, KY
Family Fun Center Roller Rink was in a very interesting building at 329 South Church Street, Cynthiana, Kentucky. This rink used to be in the old tobacco plant! A tobacco prizing house. It was part of what it is now called The Prizing House. See that link! Beautiful place! Also quite interesting history to explain here!
The Prizing House is a unique building with a character you can see both from the outside and inside. It has old-world details. The brick structure was originally built in 1917 as a tobacco prizing house.
This building also was a factory and storage space throughout the years...before the current owners renovated the building into an event venue for weddings, receptions, parties, birthdays, proms, etc.
Many of you wonder what this term means, "Tobacco Prizing House"... Here are the answer directly from their website word for word,
What is a Prizing House?
A prizing house was traditionally a large space or warehouse where tobacco was "prized."
The process of "prizing" tobacco occurred after the tobacco is cured. Then, it is moved from the curing barn into a storage area for processing. If whole plants were cut, the leaves are removed from the tobacco stalks in a process called stripping. For both cut and pulled tobacco, the leaves are then sorted into different grades. In earlier days, the tobacco "hands" were then prized into "hogsheads" for transportation. The hogsheads were regulated in size and structure to a standard, in order for the whole mass of prized tobacco to be readily seen and examined. The method of packing is to first place the tobacco hands or "ties" into a double row across the center of the hogshead, with the leaves of each row interlocking, so that the butt ends of the hands are outwards. Other rows are laid down in a similar manner, with smaller tobacco hands being employed for filling up crevices in order to make the layer even. The layers are alternately placed at right angles to each other until a certain height is reached, then pressure is applied to squeeze the whole tightly together.
-- The Prizing House.
The skating rink opened in 1981 by Charles L Fowler and Steve R Nickell. I do not have any other information related to the former rink.
The Interior.
Tall exposed rafters and pillars, large chandeliers and a variety of remarkable details.
The Exterior.
This brick structure was originally built in 1917 as a tobacco prizing house. It has unique character with old-world details. Originally as a tobacco prizing house. It sits by the Licking River, the all-brick exterior of The Prizing House is complimented inside by tall exposed rafters and pillars, large chandeliers and a variety of remarkable details.
The towering antique double doors that mark the entrance to The Prizing House are sure to evoke thoughts of a grander era. These doors, crafted in 1857, were brought to The Prizing House from an elegant Federal-style home on Pike Street in Cynthiana.
It has flat roof with steel Truss but with wood beams.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Clear coated Maple. Floor Layout: Striaght.
Building Size: N/A. Built: 1917. Demolished: Still standing. Now it is a venue. Over a 100 years old!
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Truss with Wood beams Brick-Walled Warehouse Building.
Roof: Flat.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)-- (Registered) February 2, 1981, (opened) Spring 1981 to N/A.
Reason for Closure: N/A. (The Prizing House still operational as Venue, the rink does not).
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources: The Prizing House; Bizapedia - Family Fun; Facebook - The Prizing House venue;
Date of issue: 23 March 2021.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:16.
The Prizing House is a unique building with a character you can see both from the outside and inside. It has old-world details. The brick structure was originally built in 1917 as a tobacco prizing house.
This building also was a factory and storage space throughout the years...before the current owners renovated the building into an event venue for weddings, receptions, parties, birthdays, proms, etc.
Many of you wonder what this term means, "Tobacco Prizing House"... Here are the answer directly from their website word for word,
What is a Prizing House?
A prizing house was traditionally a large space or warehouse where tobacco was "prized."
The process of "prizing" tobacco occurred after the tobacco is cured. Then, it is moved from the curing barn into a storage area for processing. If whole plants were cut, the leaves are removed from the tobacco stalks in a process called stripping. For both cut and pulled tobacco, the leaves are then sorted into different grades. In earlier days, the tobacco "hands" were then prized into "hogsheads" for transportation. The hogsheads were regulated in size and structure to a standard, in order for the whole mass of prized tobacco to be readily seen and examined. The method of packing is to first place the tobacco hands or "ties" into a double row across the center of the hogshead, with the leaves of each row interlocking, so that the butt ends of the hands are outwards. Other rows are laid down in a similar manner, with smaller tobacco hands being employed for filling up crevices in order to make the layer even. The layers are alternately placed at right angles to each other until a certain height is reached, then pressure is applied to squeeze the whole tightly together.
-- The Prizing House.
The skating rink opened in 1981 by Charles L Fowler and Steve R Nickell. I do not have any other information related to the former rink.
The Interior.
Tall exposed rafters and pillars, large chandeliers and a variety of remarkable details.
The Exterior.
This brick structure was originally built in 1917 as a tobacco prizing house. It has unique character with old-world details. Originally as a tobacco prizing house. It sits by the Licking River, the all-brick exterior of The Prizing House is complimented inside by tall exposed rafters and pillars, large chandeliers and a variety of remarkable details.
The towering antique double doors that mark the entrance to The Prizing House are sure to evoke thoughts of a grander era. These doors, crafted in 1857, were brought to The Prizing House from an elegant Federal-style home on Pike Street in Cynthiana.
It has flat roof with steel Truss but with wood beams.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Clear coated Maple. Floor Layout: Striaght.
Building Size: N/A. Built: 1917. Demolished: Still standing. Now it is a venue. Over a 100 years old!
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Truss with Wood beams Brick-Walled Warehouse Building.
Roof: Flat.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)-- (Registered) February 2, 1981, (opened) Spring 1981 to N/A.
Reason for Closure: N/A. (The Prizing House still operational as Venue, the rink does not).
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources: The Prizing House; Bizapedia - Family Fun; Facebook - The Prizing House venue;
Date of issue: 23 March 2021.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:16.