Ben Laughlin Water Tank House-Garage

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]

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
Location7 miles (11 km) east, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Jerome, Idaho
Coordinates42°40′29″N 114°23′6″W
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1927
MasonEd Bennett
MPSLava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR[1] (64000165)
NRHP reference No.83002337
Added to NRHP8 September 1983[2]

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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