Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station

United States historic place
Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station
The Fire Observation Station
41°15′50″N 74°18′36″W / 41.26389°N 74.31000°W / 41.26389; -74.31000
Area9.1 acres (3.7 ha)
Built1917
ArchitectAermotor Corporation
MPSFire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference No.01001032[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 2001

The Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Tremper at Shandaken in Ulster County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 47-foot-tall (14.3 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1917 and a jeep trail that extends from the base of the mountain to a point below its summit. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Catskill Park from the hazards of forest fires.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Wes Haynes (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying two photos".

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