Phillips Potato House
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Location | Southwest of junction of Roads 492 and 492A, near Laurel, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 38°33′20″N 75°36′59″W / 38.55556°N 75.61639°WCoordinates: 38°33′20″N 75°36′59″W / 38.55556°N 75.61639°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | c. 1900 |
Architectural style | Other, Potato house |
MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 90001697[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
Phillips Potato House is a historic potato house located near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware. It one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, balloon frame structure on a concrete foundation and with a gable roof. It measures 24 feet by 29 feet, and is sheathed in green asbestos shingles over original weatherboards.[2]
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Judith Quinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phillips Potato House" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos
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