Dickerson Potato House facts for kids
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Dickerson Potato House
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 Location in Delaware
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| Location | Junction of Roads 494 and 498, near Delmar, Delaware |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | c. 1900 |
| MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001693 |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
Dickerson Potato House is a historic potato house located near Delmar, Sussex County, Delaware. It one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure on a brick foundation. It measures 30 feet 4 inches by 23 feet 3 inches. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: multiple sheathing, gable end orientation, interior chimney, and closely fitting window hatches.
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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