National Register of Historic Places

Crane Flat Fire Lookout

Aspen Valley, Mariposa County, California
Listed
April 3, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000354

About this property

The Crane Flat Fire Lookout in Yosemite National Park was built in 1931. An example of the National Park Service Rustic style, the lookout is a two-story structure with a lower storage or garage level and an upper observation level, with an overhanging roof. Design work was carried out by the National Park Service Landscape Division. The lookout was the first in Yosemite, and was still in use in the 1980s. It was designed in the National Park Service Rustic style, and is one of only four similar structures in California, with the Henness Ridge Fire Lookout being the only other in Yosemite. These lookouts were specifically designed to blend with their surroundings, in contrast to the metal towers used by the U.S. Forest Service. The Crane Flat lookout was included in an influential portfolio of park structures assembled by Thomas Chalmers Vint, chief landscape architect of the National Park Service, to be used as prototypes for general use.

Location

Aspen Valley, Mariposa County, California
37.75952, -119.82032

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose No. 15
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Track Bus No. 19
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When was Crane Flat Fire Lookout listed on the National Register?

Crane Flat Fire Lookout was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Crane Flat Fire Lookout?

Crane Flat Fire Lookout is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Crane Flat Fire Lookout?

The period of significance for Crane Flat Fire Lookout is recorded as the industrial era.

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