Stanley Potato House Explained

Stanley Potato House
Coordinates:38.5178°N -75.5431°W
Built:c. 1920
Added:November 15, 1990
Refnum:90001700

Stanley Potato House is a historic potato house located near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is 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 17 feet by 23 feet. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: minimal fenestration, center aisle floor plan, double siding, and hatched loading doors.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90001700}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stanley Potato House]. Judith Quinn . December 1987. and