SE of jct. of DE 493 and DE 494, Laurel, Delaware. County/parish: Sussex.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 15, 1990. NRIS 90001698.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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.
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323830