National Register of Historic Places

Carey Dome Fire Lookout

Burgdorf, Idaho County, Idaho
Listed
March 25, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94000268

About this property

The Carey Dome Fire Lookout is a fire lookout tower complex located in Nez Perce National Forest, 9 miles north of United States Forest Service Burgdorf Guard Station, near Burgdorf in Idaho County, Idaho. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The listing included two contributing structures (a fire lookout tower and a weather station), one contributing building (a log cabin residence), and a non-contributing structure (a flagpole). The tower is an Aermotor Company steel tower assembled in 1934, which has a 7 by 7 feet (2.1 m × 2.1 m) steel cab at the top. It is 85 feet (26 m) tall from ground level to top of the cab. The weather station was installed in the 1950s or before.

Location

Burgdorf, Idaho County, Idaho
45.40256, -115.90441

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Burgdorf
Industrial
8.6 mi
Bemis, Polly, House
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11.5 mi
Chinese Mining Camp Archeological Site
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13.7 mi
Chinese Cemetery
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13.9 mi
Warren Guard Station, Building 1206
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14.7 mi

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When was Carey Dome Fire Lookout listed on the National Register?

Carey Dome Fire Lookout was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Carey Dome Fire Lookout?

Carey Dome Fire Lookout is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Carey Dome Fire Lookout?

The period of significance for Carey Dome Fire Lookout is recorded as the industrial era.

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