Dickerson Potato House

Jct. of DE 494 and DE 498, Delmar, Delaware. County/parish: Sussex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 15, 1990. NRIS 90001693.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • CRS#-6903

From Wikipedia:

Dickerson Potato House

Dickerson Potato House is a historic potato house located near Delmar, Sussex County, Delaware. It one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure on a brick foundation. It measures 30 feet 4 inches by 23 feet 3 inches. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: multiple sheathing, gable end orientation, interior chimney, and closely fitting window hatches.

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323820

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