Dickerson Potato House

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Dickerson Potato House
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LocationJunction of Roads 494 and 498, near Delmar, Delaware
Coordinates 38°33′0″N75°40′28″W / 38.55000°N 75.67444°W / 38.55000; -75.67444 Coordinates: 38°33′0″N75°40′28″W / 38.55000°N 75.67444°W / 38.55000; -75.67444
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1900
MPS Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP reference No. 90001693 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1990

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. [2]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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: Dickerson Potato House". and Accompanying two photos