Thomas Gooding Water Tank House

Thomas Gooding Water Tank House
Nearest city Shoshone, Idaho
Coordinates 43°1′32″N 114°30′55″W / 43.02556°N 114.51528°W / 43.02556; -114.51528Coordinates: 43°1′32″N 114°30′55″W / 43.02556°N 114.51528°W / 43.02556; -114.51528
Area less than one acre
Built 1919
Built by Darrah,Bill
MPS Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR
NRHP Reference # 83002369[1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 1983

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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: Thomas Gooding Water Tank House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 24, 2017. with two photos from 1981


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