Moore 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 measures 16 feet 6 inches (5.03 meters), by 20 feet 4 inches (6.20 meters). 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).[2]

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

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