Rider 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 1920, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure on a brick foundation. It measures 18 feet, 5 inches, by 24 feet 5 inches. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: shingled exterior, the quality of second floor paneled interior, ventilation features, and original sliding doors.[2]
Rider Potato House | |
Location | Southeast of junction of Roads 505 and 506, near Laurel, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 38°33′37″N 75°32′14″W / 38.56028°N 75.53722°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | c. 1920 |
MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001699[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]