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E. L. Hitch Potato House

Coordinates: 38°36′11″N 75°33′48″W / 38.60306°N 75.56333°W / 38.60306; -75.56333
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E. L. Hitch Potato House
E. L. Hitch Potato House is located in Delaware
E. L. Hitch Potato House
E. L. Hitch Potato House is located in the United States
E. L. Hitch Potato House
LocationJunction of Roads 480 and 489, near Laurel, Delaware
Coordinates38°36′11″N 75°33′48″W / 38.60306°N 75.56333°W / 38.60306; -75.56333
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

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+12-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]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Judith Quinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: E. L. Hitch Potato House". and Accompanying three photos