Dickerson Potato House

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]

Dickerson Potato House
LocationJunction of Roads 494 and 498, near Delmar, Delaware
Coordinates38°33′0″N 75°40′28″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1900
MPSSweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001693[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1990

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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