Phillips 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 1900, and is a two-story, balloon frame structure on a concrete foundation and with a gable roof. It measures 24 feet by 29 feet, and is sheathed in green asbestos shingles over original weatherboards.[2]
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| Location | Southwest of junction of Roads 492 and 492A, near Laurel, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′20″N 75°36′59″W / 38.55556°N 75.61639°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | c. 1900 |
| MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001697[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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: Phillips Potato House". and Accompanying two photos