Dickerson Potato House
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Dickerson Potato House | |
Location | Junction of Roads 494 and 498, near Delmar, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 38°33′0″N 75°40′28″W / 38.55000°N 75.67444°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | c. 1900 |
MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001693[1] |
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.[2]
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Judith Quinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dickerson Potato House". and Accompanying two photos
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