Hearn Potato House is a historic potato house located near Laurel,

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. It one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1900, and is a -story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure resting on a brick foundation. It measures by . It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: tall, narrow proportions, triple sheathing, hatched windows, interior chimney, storage bins, ventilation features, and gable front orientation. and ' It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Commercial buildings completed in 1900 Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware Potato houses in Delaware Laurel, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub