Hearn Potato House Explained

Hearn Potato House
Coordinates:38.5856°N -75.4597°W
Added:November 15, 1990
Refnum:90001694

Hearn 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 1900, and is a -story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure resting on a brick foundation. It measures by . It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: tall, narrow proportions, triple sheathing, hatched windows, interior chimney, storage bins, ventilation features, and gable front orientation.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90001694}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hearn Potato House]. Judith Quinn . December 1987. and