Stanley Potato House

Stanley Potato House
LocationNorth of junction of Roads 68 and 451, near Laurel, Delaware
Coordinates38°31′4″N 75°32′35″W / 38.51778°N 75.54306°W / 38.51778; -75.54306
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1920
MPSSweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001700[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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+12-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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Judith Quinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stanley Potato House". and Accompanying two photos