Ben Darrah Water Tank and Well House

The Ben Darrah Water Tank and Well House near Shoshone, Idaho, United States, were built in 1913 by sheep rancher and stonemason Bill Darrah. They was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included two contributing buildings on 5 acres (2.0 ha).

The one and one half story house is approximately 29 feet square. It has a shingled, truncated pyramidal roof with metal flashing and close enclosed eaves. Centered on the rear roof is a narrow shingled dormer with a hipped roof. The coursed rubble walls have flush medium-width joints. A line has been incised in the joints as a decorative element. Some of the mortar has fallen out where the walls receive the force of wind and rain, and it can been seen that the house was laid up with mud and pointed with sand-colored mortar. Doors are centered on the front and rear walls, flanked by symmetrically-set windows. The two side walls also have two windows spaced somewhat toward the corners. The wooden lintels on the windows, made of railroad ties, are at the top of the wall. The double-hung windows are set almost at the inside of the wall. The opening beyond them is partially lined with lumber. There is sloping mortar covering the stone at the bottom of the windows and acting as sills. The original interior of this four-room house is intact. The dormer allows head room for the stairs to the attic, which begin just inside the front door. A wooden beam to support the attic is built into the stone walls. Water Tank House: The water tank house is about 100 yards east of the house. It is approximately fifteen feet in diameter and about twenty feet tall. A plank door to the chamber is set about halfway in the approximately 36 inch wall. The opening outside the door is lined with lumber. The lintel is gone, but the shape and size