St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station | |
 Saint Regis Mountain fire tower, July 2007 | |
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| Location | St. Regis Mountain, Santa Clara, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°24′50″N 74°18′55″W / 44.41389°N 74.31528°W |
| Area | 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Aermotor Corporation |
| MPS | Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000163[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2005 |
The St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Saint Regis Mountain at Santa Clara in Franklin County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 35-foot-tall (11 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1918, the site of the former observer's cabin, and 9/10 of a mile foot trail between the cabin site and summit. 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.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
The tower was restored by a friends group that formed in 2013, and the tower was re-opened to the public in September 2016.
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ David Petrelli (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
External links
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