Maple Leaf Farm Potato House

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Maple Leaf Farm Potato House
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Location26632 Porter Mill Road, Hebron, Maryland
Coordinates 38°26′14″N75°41′24″W / 38.43722°N 75.69000°W / 38.43722; -75.69000 Coordinates: 38°26′14″N75°41′24″W / 38.43722°N 75.69000°W / 38.43722; -75.69000
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
NRHP reference No. 98000544 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 1, 1998

The Maple Leaf Farm Potato House is a historic agricultural storage building located on the property of Western Fields at Hebron, Wicomico County, Maryland. It was originally located on the north side of U.S. Route 50, southeast of the intersection with White Lowe Road, and moved to its present site within Western Fields in July 1997. It is a common bond brick structure measuring 40 feet by 24 feet, built between 1920 and 1928, and used for the storage of sweet potatoes. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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. Paul B. Touart (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Maple Leaf Farm Potato House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.