Ralph Potato House

Ralph Potato House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Southeast of junction of Roads 493 and 494, near Laurel, Delaware
Coordinates	38°32′15″N75°38′19″W / 38.53750°N 75.63861°W / 38.53750; -75.63861
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	c. 1915
MPS	Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP reference No.	90001698 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 15, 1990

Ralph Potato House is a historic potato house located near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware. It one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1915, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure on a brick foundation. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: double sheathing, an interior brick chimney, shuttered openings, and gaps between walls and floorboards. ^[2]

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

References

1. "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: Ralph Potato House". and Accompanying photos