Stanley Potato House

Stanley Potato House
Location North of junction of Roads 68 and 451, near Laurel, Delaware
Coordinates 38°31′4″N 75°32′35″W / 38.51778°N 75.54306°W / 38.51778; -75.54306Coordinates: 38°31′4″N 75°32′35″W / 38.51778°N 75.54306°W / 38.51778; -75.54306
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built c. 1920
Architectural style Other, Potato House
MPS Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP Reference # 90001700[1]
Added to NRHP November 15, 1990

Stanley Potato House is a historic potato house located near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1920, and is a 1 1/2-story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure on a brick foundation. It measures 17 feet by 23 feet. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: minimal fenestration, center aisle floor plan, double siding, and hatched loading doors.[2]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Judith Quinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stanley Potato House" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos


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