E. L. Hitch Potato House

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
LocationJunction of Roads 480 and 489, near Laurel, Delaware
Coordinates38°36′11″N 75°33′48″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1920
MPSSweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001695[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1990

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

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