Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage

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Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage
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Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage
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Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage
Location in United States
Location7 miles (11 km) east, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Jerome, Idaho
Coordinates 42°40′29″N114°23′6″W / 42.67472°N 114.38500°W / 42.67472; -114.38500
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1927
MasonEd Bennett
MPS Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR [1] (64000165)
NRHP reference No. 83002337
Added to NRHP8 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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System  Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage (#83002337)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 "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.