About this property
The Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Blue Mountain at Indian Lake in Hamilton County, New York. The station includes a 35-foot-tall (11 m), steel frame lookout tower built in 1917, an observer's cabin built in 1975, the remains of three observer's cabins, remains of a radar station built in the 1960s, and remnants of telephone lines along the foot trail. There are four contributing resources: the tower, trail, remnants of a 1949 observer's cabin, and 1890s stone benchmark. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation and provided a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
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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 01001035. It was listed on September 22, 2001.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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Questions about this property
When was Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station listed on the National Register?
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 2001.
What type of historic resource is Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station?
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station?
The period of significance for Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1917.
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