National Register of Historic Places

Hoodoo Ridge Lookout

Troy, Wallowa County, Oregon
Listed
May 25, 2015
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
15000273

About this property

The Hoodoo Ridge Lookout is a historic fire lookout in the Umatilla National Forest (Walla Walla Ranger District) near Troy, Oregon, in the United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on May 26, 2015. Built starting in 1925 and operating until the 1970s, the site served as a United States Forest Service fire lookout. The district includes three contributing buildings and two contributing structures. The site contains a 1925 crows nest, a 1933 lookout tower, a 1933 cabin and garage, and an outhouse that may have been contemporaneous.

Location

Troy, Wallowa County, Oregon
45.91723, -117.66905

Categories

CONSERVATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Hoodoo Ridge Lookout listed on the National Register?

Hoodoo Ridge Lookout was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Hoodoo Ridge Lookout?

Hoodoo Ridge Lookout is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hoodoo Ridge Lookout is recorded as the listed era.

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