Stanley Potato House
Appearance
Stanley Potato House | |
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Location | North of junction of Roads 68 and 451, near Laurel, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 38°31′4″N 75°32′35″W / 38.51778°N 75.54306°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | c. 1920 |
MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 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 is 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
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Judith Quinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stanley Potato House". and Accompanying two photos
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Categories:
- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
- Government buildings completed in 1920
- Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware
- Potato houses in Delaware
- Laurel, Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware
- Delaware Registered Historic Place stubs