Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage
Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage | |
  Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage Location of in Idaho  Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage Location in United States | |
| Location | 7 miles (11 km) east, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Jerome, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 42°40′29″N 114°23′6″W / 42.67472°N 114.38500°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Mason | Ed Bennett |
| MPS | Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR[1] (64000165) |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002337 |
| Added to NRHP | 8 September 1983[2] |
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.[2][3]
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.[4]
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.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System – Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage (#83002337)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Posey–Ploss, Marian (September 8, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR". National Park Service. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage". National Park Service. September 8, 1983. Retrieved October 16, 2017. With a photo from 1981.
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