Atascosa Lookout House
National Register of Historic Places

Atascosa Lookout House

Tubac, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Listed
January 28, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87002462

About this property

Atascosa Lookout House was a groundhouse and fire lookout in the Coronado National Forest in Arizona, United States. It was constructed between 1930 and 1933, and was destroyed in a fire on June 6, 2011. The structure was designated as a National Historic Lookout on December 30, 1996, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Location

Tubac, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
31.42585, -111.14690

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 87002462. It was listed on January 28, 1988.

Categories

CONSERVATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

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Battle of Ambos Nogales — Arizona-Sonora Border 1915
1915Frontier
13.6 mi
Battle of Ambos Nogales
1915Frontier
13.6 mi
Battle of Nogales 1918
1918Frontier
13.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Atascosa Lookout House listed on the National Register?

Atascosa Lookout House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Atascosa Lookout House?

Atascosa Lookout House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Atascosa Lookout House?

The period of significance for Atascosa Lookout House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1930.

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