Thomas Gooding Water Tank House

The Thomas Gooding Water Tank House near Shoshone, Idaho, United States, is an elevated water tank structure that was built of stone in 1919 by sheep rancher and stonemason Bill Darrah. It was built for Thomas Gooding. The elevated water tank is supported on five I-beams. It is a 20-foot (6.1 m) tall 12-foot (3.7 m) diameter structure. Originally a windmill was atop the structure to lift the water, but is no longer present.[2]

Thomas Gooding Water Tank House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Shoshone, Idaho
Coordinates	43°1′32″N 114°30′55″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1919
Built by	Darrah, Bill
MPS	Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR
NRHP reference No.	83002369[1]
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: Thomas Gooding Water Tank House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 24, 2017. with two photos from 1981