An imposing building on the Marina along the beach road, was constructed in 1842 to store Ice bars imported from the U.S.A by the Tudor Ice Company and the business was on upto 1874, till the ice was produced locally. Later this building was purchased by Bilagiri Iyyengar in 1885, who called this building as 'Castle Kernon'. In 1897 Swami Vivekananda visited this city, after his much acclaimed Chicago speech, on his return journey to Calcutta. The Government took over the building in 1930 and in 1963 it was named after Vivekananda, on the eve of his centenary celebrations. The building was renovated in December 1999 and Swamy Vivekananda's statue was unveiled by the then Chief Minister of Tamilnadu M.Karunanidhi on the 20th December 1999. Located : Ice House, Triplicane,(facing to Marina Beach) Chennai-5. Entry Fee: Adult Rs.2/- Child Rs.1/-. Time :10 a.m to 12 p.m & 3 p.m to 7 p.m. Wednesday Holiday. Ph: 044-28446188.
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