Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage

Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage
Location Seven miles east, one and one-half miles south of Jerome, Idaho
Coordinates 42°40′29″N 114°23′6″W / 42.67472°N 114.38500°W / 42.67472; -114.38500Coordinates: 42°40′29″N 114°23′6″W / 42.67472°N 114.38500°W / 42.67472; -114.38500
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1927
Built by Bennett, Ed
MPS Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR
NRHP reference # 83002337[1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 1983

The Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage, near Jerome, Idaho, was built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It is located seven miles east and one and one-half miles south of Jerome. It is an approximately 26 feet (7.9 m) wide structure, with a garage portion about 18 feet (5.5 m) long and a water tank which is about 16 feet (4.9 m) tall.[2]

It is the only water tank positively known to have been built by stonemason Ed Bennett which survives and is included in the 1983 survey of lava rock structures in the county.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage". National Park Service. 1983. Retrieved October 16, 2017. With photo from 1981.
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