Ledið ad lafata
Ledið ad lafata (English: The icehouse) is a historic building located at 7 Lagan ad laseñata. It is considered an example of Mangátle architecture, especially due to the building's use of Laþod añamo, a type of orange-tinted granite found in the Cientla mountains.
History
As an icehouse (1720 - 1725)
The site of ledið ad lafata was the site of an icehouse before the Great fire of Mangátle in 1720. However, the wooden building burned down in the fire. The amount of ice stored in the building was minimal at the time, because the fire happened during the early autumn.
After the fire, the owners of the site of the former icehouse, Goslo Afata and Ðenme Afata, decided to rebuild. However, Ðenme had come into a small fortune due to the death of his uncle during the fire, and so the two of them made a decision to build a larger building, with ice stored in the basement, that could also contain several flats and a storefront on the ground floor.
Construction of the building took almost six years, due to disagreements between Ðenme and Goslo on the design. In 1724, just as the building was nearing completion, Goslo divorced Ðenme. Following this, he sued Ðenme, claiming that the lot was rightfully his. The following court case, G Afata ot Ð Afata, was widely publicised in Mangátle. Tiþa Admangátle, the judge in the case, ruled that by initiating the divorce, Goslo automatically forfeit all rights to the property. Concern about the implications of this case and others led to divorce reform in Laplutse patluni lapezuaðre an 1761. Ðenme finished building Ledið ad lafata, but quickly sold it once finished to grocer Istli Acleð.
As a grocery (1725 - 1868)
Istli Acleð ran the building as a grocery from 1725 onwards, living in one of the flats above and renting the others. The building remained in her family for well over a century. During this time period, it became one of the most popular groceries in Mangátle, considered a fixture of the city. Istli tes Acleð, better known by her nickname Eveniti, who owned and operated the grocery from 1842 to her imprisonment in 1868, was a well known figure in Mangátle for her exceptionally friendly demeanor and opinionated enthusiasm.
However, in 1868, the government arrested Eveniti for her opposition to the war in Grèsent. She was transported to Glisng to be imprisoned, and the grocery sat until 1874, when it was transferred to Laþmagar ad Covtle (English: The Covtle armed forces).
As military housing (1874 - 1899)
Ledið ad lafata saw use as emergency military housing during the Nine Years' War, and continued to be used for emergency military housing until 1899. In 1891, a fight between military recruits living in Ledið ad lafata and students at Latordo ad Mangátle led to serious injuries on both sides. This led to protests in Mangátle, including from the Admangátle family. Following this, Laþmagar ad Covtle decided to expand Lahegar ad Mangátle to the south of town and sell all in town housing to other government departments.
As the official residence for Ladagi ad Mangátle (1899 - 1954)
The office for Ladagi ad Mangátle purchased Ledið ad lafata in 1899 to use as an official residence for Ladagi ad Mangátle, who previously did not have an official residence. During this period, Ledið ad lafata became notorious for pranks against Ladagi ad Mangátle. After one such prank gone wrong lit a fire that gutted the unoccupied second floor, it was removed, significantly altering the look of the building.
The 1954 entry into force of the Wiþi Empire Act abolished the position of Dagi due to its unpopularity and frequent use for political favours. Ledið ad lafata was sold again, this time to a spice merchant named Jolongi Aðwam.