Barfoot Lookout Complex
National Register of Historic Places

Barfoot Lookout Complex

Portal, Cochise County, Arizona
Listed
January 28, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
87002463

About this property

Barfoot Lookout Complex was a forest lookout situated on Buena Vista Peak in the Douglas Ranger District in the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona. It was built in 1935. It is hypothesized to have been built by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Location

Portal, Cochise County, Arizona
31.91646, -109.27374

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 87002463. It was listed on January 28, 1988.

Categories

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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

Rustler Park Fire Guard Station
Industrial
1 mi
Cima Park Fire Guard Station
Industrial
3.8 mi
Portal Ranger Station
Industrial
6.7 mi
Monte Vista Lookout Cabin
Modern
6.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Bonita Canyon — Geronimo's Warriors Ambush Patrol (1885)
1885Indian Wars
1.1 mi
Chiricahua Mountains Fight 1885
1885Indian Wars
1.9 mi
Chiricahua Mountain Ambushes — Stage Road Violence 1862-1872
1862Frontier
1.9 mi
Battle of Chiricahua Mountains AZ
1871Indian Wars
1.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Barfoot Lookout Complex listed on the National Register?

Barfoot Lookout Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Barfoot Lookout Complex?

Barfoot Lookout Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Barfoot Lookout Complex?

The period of significance for Barfoot Lookout Complex is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1935.

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