Ralph 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 1915, and is a 1+12-story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure on a brick foundation. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: double sheathing, an interior brick chimney, shuttered openings, and gaps between walls and floorboards.[2]

Ralph Potato House
Ralph Potato House is located in Delaware
Ralph Potato House
Ralph Potato House is located in the United States
Ralph Potato House
LocationSoutheast of junction of Roads 493 and 494, near Laurel, Delaware
Coordinates38°32′15″N 75°38′19″W / 38.53750°N 75.63861°W / 38.53750; -75.63861
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1915
MPSSweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001698[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1990

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Judith Quinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ralph Potato House". and Accompanying photos