Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station
The Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Loon Lake Mountain at Loon Lake (Franklin County, New York) in Franklin County, New York;it is in the Debar Mountain Wild Forest. The station and contributing resources include a 35-foot-tall (10.7 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1917; it replaced a wooden fire tower that was constructed in 1912.[2] The tower has been unused since 1971, and the stairs have been removed to keep people from climbing it.
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station | |
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station, September 2012 | |
Location | Summit of Loon Lake Mountain, Franklin, New York |
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Coordinates | 44°33′29″N 74°9′6″W |
Area | less than 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
Built | 1917 |
Architect | Aermotor Corporation |
Architectural style | Utilitarian/firetower |
MPS | Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 08001144[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 5, 2008 |
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.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Debar Mountain Wild Forest".
- David Petrelli (September 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying three photos".