Rider Potato House | |
Coordinates: | 38.5603°N -75.5372°W |
Built: | c. 1920 |
Added: | November 15, 1990 |
Refnum: | 90001699 |
Rider 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 1920, and is a -story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure on a brick foundation. It measures 18 feet, 5 inches, by 24 feet 5 inches. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: shingled exterior, the quality of second floor paneled interior, ventilation features, and original sliding doors.[1]
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.