Stanley Potato House

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Stanley Potato House

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| image = LRWalls-StanleyPotatoHsNEExterior.jpg

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| location = North of junction of Roads 68 and 451, near Laurel, Delaware

| coordinates = {{coord|38|31|4|N|75|32|35|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Delaware#USA

| built = c. 1920

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| added = November 15, 1990

| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500091|title=Sweet Potato Houses of Sussex County MPS}}

| refnum = 90001700{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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Stanley Potato House is a historic potato house located near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is one of the last surviving examples of its building type. It was built about 1920, and is a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story, gable fronted, balloon frame structure on a brick foundation. It measures 17 feet by 23 feet. It retains a number of important elements characteristic of potato house including: minimal fenestration, center aisle floor plan, double siding, and hatched loading doors.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=90001700}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stanley Potato House|author=Judith Quinn |date=December 1987}} and {{NRHP url|id=90001700|title=Accompanying two photos|photos=y}}

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

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