Ralph Potato House

Ralph Potato House
Location Southeast of junction of Roads 493 and 494, near Laurel, Delaware
Coordinates 38°32′15″N 75°38′19″W / 38.53750°N 75.63861°W / 38.53750; -75.63861Coordinates: 38°32′15″N 75°38′19″W / 38.53750°N 75.63861°W / 38.53750; -75.63861
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built c. 1915
Architectural style Other, Potato house
MPS Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP Reference # 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]

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