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 / 38.51778; -75.54306 |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | c. 1920 |
| MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 900017001 |
| 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
References
- "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