Rider Potato House

Rider Potato House
Location Southeast of junction of Roads 505 and 506, near Laurel, Delaware
Coordinates 38°33′37″N 75°32′14″W / 38.56028°N 75.53722°W / 38.56028; -75.53722Coordinates: 38°33′37″N 75°32′14″W / 38.56028°N 75.53722°W / 38.56028; -75.53722
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built c. 1920
Architectural style Other, Potato house
MPS Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP Reference # 90001699[1]
Added to NRHP November 15, 1990

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 1 1/2-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.[2]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Judith Quinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rider Potato House" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos


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