Stanley Potato House

N of jct. of DE 68 and DE 451, Laurel, Delaware. County/parish: Sussex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 15, 1990. NRIS 90001700.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • CRS#-6723

From Wikipedia:

Stanley Potato House

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.

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/75323834

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