Rider Potato House Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90001699}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rider Potato House]. Judith Quinn . December 1987. and