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+1⁄2-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 | |
Location | Southeast of junction of Roads 493 and 494, near Laurel, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 38°32′15″N 75°38′19″W / 38.53750°N 75.63861°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | c. 1915 |
MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001698[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]