location and believed in our vision for what the venue could become .”
The 20,000-square-foot Ice House on Main banquet and event center opened in 2017 and enjoyed immediate success hosting community gatherings , live entertainment , weddings and other large gatherings , including the acclaimed Town and Gown dinner , which Quintana devised to help “ movers ” from Texas A & M University get better acquainted with “ shakers ” in the local business community . Also contained within the old icehouse building is the Ronin restaurant . The establishment features family farm cuisine with menu items crafted from food harvested from the affiliated Ronin Farm located near Lake Bryan .
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit , event venues like the Ice House on Main were forced to cease operations . But now , more than a year later , the banquet and event spaces at the historic icehouse are abuzz with activity again .
To step inside the Ice House on Main is to step back in time . Throughout the structure , the walls are mostly original brick , and in the repurposing of the facility , about 90 % of the original wooden floors were preserved .
The space possesses modern amenities within its throwback decor .
COURTESY OF JOSE QUINTANA now : in Historic Downtown Bryan , Texas
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