Moore Potato House is a historic
potato house
A potato house is a structure built for the storage of harvested potatoes or sweet potatoes. Such buildings were common in Sussex County, Delaware, and adjoining areas of Delaware, and Maryland in the early 20th century, when sweet potato produc ...
located near
Laurel
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Plants
* Lauraceae, the laurel family
* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
People
* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
* Laurel (surname), people with the surname
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,
Sussex County, Delaware. It one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1920, and is a -story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure. It measures , by . It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: tall and narrow proportions, triple siding, minimal fenestration, tightly fitting window hatches, and interior ventilation features (especially the slated floor).
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It was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1990.
References
Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
Government buildings completed in 1920
Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware
Potato houses in Delaware
Laurel, Delaware
National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware
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