E. L. Hitch 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. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: minimal fenestration, triple siding, interior and exterior doors, tightly shuttered windows, interior chimney, and storage bins.[2]
E. L. Hitch Potato House | |
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| Location | Junction of Roads 480 and 489, near Laurel, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°36′11″N 75°33′48″W / 38.60306°N 75.56333°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | c. 1920 |
| MPS | Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001695[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: E. L. Hitch Potato House". and Accompanying three photos