Stanley Potato House facts for kids
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Stanley Potato House
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 Location in Delaware
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| Location | North of junction of Roads 68 and 451, near Laurel, Delaware |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | c. 1920 |
| MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001700 |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
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 1+1⁄2-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.
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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